Format:
Book
Author:
Fraser, Caroline, author.
Title:
Prairie fires : the American dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder / Caroline Fraser.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher, Date:
New York : Metropolitan Books, 2017.
Description:
xii, 625 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Summary:
Millions of readers of Little House on the Prairie believe they know Laura Ingalls―the pioneer girl who survived blizzards and near-starvation on the Great Plains, and the woman who wrote the famous autobiographical books. But the true saga of her life has never been fully told. Now, drawing on unpublished manuscripts, letters, diaries, and land and financial records, Caroline Fraser―the editor of the Library of America edition of the Little House series―masterfully fills in the gaps in Wilder’s biography. Revealing the grown-up story behind the most influential childhood epic of pioneer life, she also chronicles Wilder's tumultuous relationship with her journalist daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, setting the record straight regarding charges of ghostwriting that have swirled around the books.
Subjects:
Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 1867-1957.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Women pioneers -- United States -- Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life -- United States.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-602) and index.
LCCN:
2017028870
ISBN:
9781627792769
1627792767
Other Number:
967973350
System Availability:
1
Current Holds:
0
# Local items:
1
Control Number:
105628
Call Number:
BIO WIL
Course Reserves:
0
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1
# System items in:
1