Prairie fires : the American dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder /

"This book, written by the editor of the Library of America edition of the Little House books, is a thoroughly researched biography of not only Laura Ingalls Wilder, but of her daughter, Rose. Using unpublished manuscripts, letters, financial records, and more, Fraser gives fresh insight into t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Fraser, Caroline (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, [2017]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Wilder, Laura Ingalls, > 1867-1957. Lane, Rose Wilder, > 1886-1968. Authors, American > 20th century > Biography. Women pioneers > United States > Biography. Frontier and pioneer life > United States. Authors, American. Frontier and pioneer life. Women pioneers. United States. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary. 1900-1999 Biographies. Biography.

Table of Contents:

Part I: The pioneer
Maiden rock
Indian summers
Crying hard times
God hates a coward
Don't leave the farm, boys
Part II: The exile
A world made
As a farm woman thinks
The absent ones
Pioneer girl
Part III: The dream
A ruined country
Dusty old dust
We are all here
Sunshine and shadow
There is gold in the farm.