Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder

Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder
Author: John E. Miller
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2006-01-31
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0826261159

Although generations of readers of the Little House books are familiar with Laura Ingalls Wilder’s early life up through her first years of marriage to Almanzo Wilder, few know about her adult years. Going beyond previous studies, Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder focuses upon Wilder’s years in Missouri from 1894 to 1957. Utilizing her unpublished autobiography, letters, newspaper stories, and other documentary evidence, John E. Miller fills the gaps in Wilder’s autobiographical novels and describes her sixty-three years of living in Mansfield, Missouri. As a result, the process of personal development that culminated in Wilder’s writing of the novels that secured her reputation as one of America’s most popular children’s authors becomes evident.

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Ingalls Wilder
Author: William Anderson
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2007-01-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0060885521

From her pioneer days on the prairie to her golden years with her husband, Almanzo, and their daughter, Rose, Laura Ingalls Wilder has become a friend to all who have read about her adventures. This behind-the-scenes account chronicles the real events in Laura's life that inspired her to write her stories and also describes her life after the last Little House book ends.

Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little Town

Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little Town
Author: John E. Miller
Publisher:
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1994
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

"As Laura Ingalls Wilder anticipated, her widely loved stories of her prairie childhood have become much more than a nostalgic blend of myth, memories, and autobiography. As John Miller reveals, they have much to tell us about the historical realities of day-to-day living and attitudes in the nineteenth century." "History and literature are closely intertwined, Miller contends. Here he illustrates how Wilder's novels enhance our understanding of history and how, simultaneously, a historical perspective framed Wilder's fiction. He shows how Wilder interwove content and form to produce a sentimental and compelling yet nuanced and believable picture of family life on the agricultural frontier."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie
Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2016-03-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0062094882

The third book in Laura Ingalls Wilder's treasured Little House series—now available as an ebook! This digital version features Garth Williams's classic illustrations, which appear in vibrant full color on a full-color device and in rich black-and-white on all other devices. The adventures continue for Laura Ingalls and her family as they leave their little house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin and set out for the big skies of the Kansas Territory. They travel for many days in their covered wagon until they find the best spot to build their house. Soon they are planting and plowing, hunting wild ducks and turkeys, and gathering grass for their cows. Just when they begin to feel settled, they are caught in the middle of a dangerous conflict. The nine Little House books are inspired by Laura's own childhood and have been cherished by generations of readers as both a unique glimpse into America's frontier history and as heartwarming, unforgettable stories.

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Ingalls Wilder
Author: Pamela Smith Hill
Publisher: South Dakota State Historical Society
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2007
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 097779556X

"[E]xamines Wilder's tumultuous, but ultimately successful, professional and personal relationship with her daughter-the hidden editor-Rose Wilder Lane.

The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion

The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion
Author: Annette Whipple
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2020-08-04
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1641601698

Eager young readers can now discover and experience Laura Ingalls Wilder's books like never before. Author Annette Whipple encourages children to engage in pioneer activities while thinking deeper about the Ingalls and Wilder families as portrayed in the nine Little House books. The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion provides brief introductions to each Little House book, chapter-by-chapter story guides, and "Fact or Fiction" sidebars, plus 75 activities, crafts, and recipes that encourage kids to "Live Like Laura" using easy-to-find supplies. Thoughtful questions help the reader develop appreciation and understanding of Wilder's stories. Every aspiring adventurer will enjoy this walk alongside Laura from the big woods to the golden years.

Pioneer Girl Perspectives

Pioneer Girl Perspectives
Author: Nancy Tystad Koupal
Publisher: South Dakota State Historical Society
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9781941813089

"A publication of the Pioneer Girl Project."

The Long Winter

The Long Winter
Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2004-05-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0060581859

For the first time in the history of the Little House books, this new edition features Garth Williams’ interior art in vibrant, full color, as well as a beautifully redesigned cover. The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as Pa, Ma, Laura, Mary, Carrie, and little Grace bravely face the hard winter of 1880-81 in their little house in the Dakota Territory. Blizzards cover the little town with snow, cutting off all supplies from the outside. Soon there is almost no food left, so young Almanzo Wilder and a friend make a dangerous trip across the prairie to find some wheat. Finally a joyous Christmas is celebrated in a very unusual way in this most exciting of all the Little House books.

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Ingalls Wilder
Author: Ginger Wadsworth
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1467701718

Laura Ingalls Wilder grew up listening to her Pa's fascinating tales about living on the prairies, in the woods, and on the plains. When she was 65 years old, Laura began to write down her most treasured memories and tales from her youth. Children of all ages have come to love and treasure the books that resulted. Enter the fascinating world of the little girl who once lived in a little house on the prairie.