Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Biography

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Harper Collins, Jan 2, 2007 - Juvenile Fiction - 256 pages

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.

 

Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
7
FOREWORD
9
A PIONEER TAMILY
15
INDIAN TERRITORY
30
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42
ALONG PLUM CREEK
51
A YEAR IS BI RR OAK
62
GOING WEST AGAIN
76
WE WANT TO SIE THE WORLD
129
TO THE LAND OF THE BIO RED APPLE
143
ROCKY RIDGE FARM
152
THE GEM CITY OF THE OZARKS
161
AS A FARM WOMAN THINKS
171
GOOD TIMES ON THE FARM
182
STORIES THAT HAD TO BE TOLD
194
17OURO UIETH0ME
207

DAKOTA TERRITORY
89
PRAIRIE OIRI
108
TEACHING COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE
114
A RICH HARVEST
222
INDEX
233
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About the author (2007)

William Anderson is an award-winning historian and author whose interest in the “Little House” books began in elementary school. Much of his research for this book was conducted on-site at the locales of the Ingalls and Wilder homes. He has been active in the preservation and operation of the Wilder sites in De Smet, South Dakota, and Mansfield, Missouri, and edits the newsletter, Laura Ingalls Wilder Lore.

Among Mr. Anderson’s other writings about the people and places of the “Little House” books are LAURA INGALLS WILDER COUNTRY, A LITTLE HOUSE SAMPLER, PRAIRIE GIRL, and LAURA’S ALBUM.

William Anderson currently lives and teaches in Michigan. You can visit him online at www.williamandersonbooks.com.

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