To Cherish the Life of the World: Selected Letters of Margaret Mead.TO CHERISH THE LIFE OF THE WORLD: Selected Letters of Margaret Margaret, 1930–2002, British princess, second daughter of King George VI and sister of Queen Elizabeth II, b. Glamis, Scotland. In 1960 she married a commoner, the photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones, who was created earl of Snowdon in 1961. They were divorced in 1978. They had two children: David, Viscount Linley (b. 1961), and Sarah (b. 1964). Mead MARGARET M. CAFFREY AND PATRICIA A. FRANCIS, EDS. Margaret Mead was an influential American cultural anthropologist and feminist who offered the world an unprecedented look into the cultural practices of the people of Samoa Samoa, island chain, SW Pacific OceanSamoa, chain of volcanic islands in the South Pacific, comprising the independent nation of Samoa (formerly Western Samoa), and E of long. 171° W, the islands of American Samoa, under U.S. control. The Samoan islands extend c.350 mi (560 km), with a total land area of c.1,200 sq mi (3,110 sq km), and lie midway between Honolulu, Hawaii, and Sydney, Australia. through her landmark book Coming of Age in Samoa (1928, Harper Perennial). At the time, her fieldwork was controversial because it challenged some of the prevailing ideas about interpersonal relationships. Her personal life was defined by introspectionin  tro·spect v.in and the rich relationships, which she maintained through prolific letter writing, despite her fieldwork in remote locations. Caffrey, an author and professor of history, and Francis, curator of a past Mead exhibition at the Library of Congress Library of Congress, national library of the United States, Washington, D.C., est. 1800. Thomas Jefferson while Vice President was a prime mover in the creation of the library, and he supported it strongly during his presidency. In 1814, when much of the collection was destroyed by fire, Jefferson offered his own fine library to the Congress. This formed the basis of the collection until 1851, when fire destroyed some 35,000 volumes., have drawn on the letters in Mead's papers collected there. The documents reveal Mead's philosophy, including her strong sense of family responsibility, her relationships with three husbands and both male and female lovers, and new details on her 55-year career. Perseus, 2006, 429 p., hardcover, b&w plates, $29.95.
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