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Item Details
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PRAIRIE FIRES
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LAURA INGALLS WILDER |
By: |
Caroline Fraser |
Format: |
Hardback |
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£35.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
1627792767 |
ISBN 13: |
9781627792769 |
Publisher: |
HENRY HOLT & COMPANY INC |
Pub. date: |
14 November, 2017 |
Synopsis: |
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 stop/ 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 Now, drawing on unpublished manuscripts, letters, diaries, and land and financial records, Caroline Fraser - the editor of the Library of America edition of the Little House series -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, setting the record straight regarding charges of ghostwriting that have swirled around the books and uncovering the grown-up story behind the most influential childhood epic of pioneer life. Set against nearly a century of epochal change, from the Homestead Act and the Indian Wars to the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression, Wilder's dramatic life provides a unique perspective on American history and our national mythology of self-reliance. Offering fresh insight and new discoveries about Wilder's life and times, Prairie Fires is the definitive book about Wilder and her world. |
Illustrations: |
Two 8 page black and white inserts |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
Metropolitan Books (imprint of Henry Holt & Company) |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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