The Ice Harp

by Norman Lock

Book Overview

Ralph Waldo Emerson battles dementia while debating whether to intercede in a Black soldier's unjust arrest

In 1879, toward the end of his life, the Sage of Concord has lost his words. Beset by aphasia and grief, Ralph Waldo Emerson is scarcely recognizable as America's foremost essayist and orator. To the dismay of his wife, he frequently entertains the specters of his fellow transcendentalists, including Whitman, Thoreau,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1954276176
• ISBN13: 9781954276178
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.4"