01377cam a2200277 i 4500 183349528 TxGeo 20141106120000.0 130327s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780545350884 hbk. 0545350883 hbk. TxGeo rda Kerley, Barbara. A home for Mr. Emerson / by Barbara Kerley ; illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham. New York, NY : Scholastic Press, 2014. 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Before Ralph Waldo Emerson was a great writer, he was a city boy who longed for the broad, open fields and deep, still woods of the country, and then a young man who treasured books, ideas, and people. When he grew up and set out in the world, he wondered, could he build a life around these things he loved? This biography illustrates the rewards of a life well-lived, one built around personal passions: creativity and community, nature and friendship. 20150608. Emerson, Ralph Waldo 1803-1882. Authors, American 19th century Biography. Fotheringham, Ed. QS5