02628cam a22003253u 4500 34920 UtSlPG 20260610133810.0 m cr n 260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 Silver Pitchers: and Independence, a Centennial Love Story Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2011 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2011-01-11 Silver pitchers -- Anna's whim -- Transcendental wild oats -- The romance of a summer day -- My rococo watch -- By the river -- Letty's tramp -- Scarlet stockings -- Independence: a centennial love story. Produced by Heather Clark, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Silver Pitchers: and Independence, a Centennial Love Story" by Louisa May Alcott is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book revolves around three friends—Portia, Pauline, and Priscilla—who navigate the intricacies of societal expectations, personal values, and emerging independence, particularly in regard to issues such as temperance and social responsibility. Their journey showcases the strength of female bonds as they confront the challenges posed by their male peers and strive to lead by example. At the start of the story, the trio of friends engages in a serious discussion following a Thanksgiving festival where they are offended by the behavior of some young men who indulge in excessive drinking. Fueled by a sense of responsibility to their community and their ideals, they devise a plan to refuse invitations to upcoming social gatherings as a protest against the unbecoming conduct they witnessed. As each character reveals her unique personality—Portia with her beauty, Pauline with her wit, and Priscilla with her gentle strength—they pledge allegiance to a new society aimed at promoting temperance and moral integrity, setting the stage for a series of challenges and developments in their relationships with the men around them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Fiction Short stories, American https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34920 75766 75766