Wilder weather : what Laura Ingalls Wilder teaches us about the weather, climate, and protecting what we cherish /

"Weather frequently leaps off the pages of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books, adding intensity and immediacy to her depictions of pioneer prairie life. Though not an official weather observer, Wilder paid close attention to her surroundings and changes in conditions, whether slight...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Boustead, Barbara (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Pierre : South Dakota Historical Society Press, [2025]
Subjects:	Wilder, Laura Ingalls, > 1867-1957. Weather in literature. Climatology in literature. American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. Middle West > Climate > History > 19th century. Great Plains > Climate > History > 19th century. Temps (Météorologie) dans la littérature. Climat dans la littérature. Roman américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique. Midwest (États-Unis) > Climat > Histoire > 19e siècle. Grandes Plaines > Climat > Histoire > 19e siècle.

Table of Contents:

Record keepers and storytellers
Folklore and forecasts
The hardest winter
If only we understood
The severe cold of the north
Electric storms and cyclone weather
Freshets and floods
All turns to dust and drought
Wilder fires
Grasshopper weather
An ideal climate
Records, stories, and the future
Epilogue
Appendix 1: Ingalls and Wilder family weather timeline
Appendix 2: Glossary of weather and climate terms.