The world of Laura Ingalls Wilder : the frontier landscapes that inspired the Little House books /

This lushly illustrated book from bestselling author Marta McDowell examines Laura Ingalls Wilder's relationship to the landscape and illuminates how it inspired the beloved Little House Books.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McDowell, Marta (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, [2017]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Wilder, Laura Ingalls, > 1867-1957 > Homes and haunts. Wilder, Laura Ingalls, > 1867-1957. > Little house books. Wilder, Laura Ingalls, > 1867-1957 > Knowledge > Botany. Authors, American > 20th century > Biography. Women pioneers > United States > Biography. Frontier and pioneer life > United States. Family farms > United States. Gardening > United States. Gardens in literature. Nature in literature. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary. GARDENING / Essays. HISTORY / Women. NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Plains & Prairies.

Table of Contents:

Prologue
A life on the land. Clearing the land : the Wisconsin woods ; Preparing the soil : a New York farm ; Harrowing : the prairie of Kansas, Indian Territory ; Making a better garden : creekside in Minnesota and Iowa ; Ripening : the Dakota prairie ; Reaping : settled farm and settled town ; Threshing : from Great Plains to Ozark Ridges ; Saving seed : Rocky Ridge Farm ; Putting food by: the Rock House and the farmhouse
Wilder gardens ; Visiting Wilder gardens ; Growing a Wilder garden
Source abbreviations
Plants for a Wilder garden
Recommended reading.