My Wars Are Laid Away In Books

Emily Dickinson, probably the most loved and certainly the greatest of American poets, continues to be seen as the most elusive. One reason she has become a timeless icon of mystery for many readers is that the seasons of her life have not been clarified. In this biography, Alfred Habegger presents the first thoroughly researched account of Dickinson's growth in time a - richly contextualized story of genius in the process of formation and then in the act of overwhelming production.