Amos Bronson Alcott ticket to lecture 1884

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Amos Bronson Alcott ticket to lecture 1884

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American educator, author, and mystic. . One Full Course Ticket, 1884, admitting Sam A. Nells to the Concord School of Philosophy signed A.Bronson Alcott, Dean of Faculty.

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Alcott, A. Bronson (Amos Bronson), 1799-1888

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Amos Bronson Alcott (November 29, 1799 – March 4, 1888) was an American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer. As an educator, Alcott pioneered new ways of interacting with young students, focusing on a conversational style, and avoided traditional punishment. He hoped to perfect the human spirit and, to that end, advocated a plant-based diet. He was also an abolitionist and an advocate for women's rights. Born in Wolcott, Connecticut in 1799, Alcott had only minimal formal schooling bef...