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Prairie fires : the American dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder / Caroline Fraser.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Schimmel Collection Schimmel 7527
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Van Pelt Library PS3545.I342 Z6455 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fraser, Caroline, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 1867-1957.
- Wilder, Laura Ingalls.
- Lane, Rose Wilder, 1886-1968.
- Lane, Rose Wilder.
- Authors, American--20th century--Biography.
- Authors, American.
- Women pioneers.
- United States.
- Women pioneers--United States--Biography.
- Frontier and pioneer life--United States.
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Local Subjects:
- Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 1867-1957.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Penn Provenance:
- Schimmel, Caroline F. (donor) (Schimmel 7527)
- Physical Description:
- xii, 625 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, LLC, 2017.
- Summary:
- "This book, written by the editor of the Library of America edition of the Little House books, is a thoroughly researched biography of not only Laura Ingalls Wilder, but of her daughter, Rose. Using unpublished manuscripts, letters, financial records, and more, Fraser gives fresh insight into the life of a woman beloved to many. Intensively researched, this is definitely a fascinating read, and one that I plan on reading again -- maybe the next time I re-read the Little House series. -- Jennifer Ohzourk for LibraryReads,"--Novelist.
- Contents:
- Part I: The pioneer
- Maiden rock
- Indian summers
- Crying hard times
- God hates a coward
- Don't leave the farm, boys
- Part II: The exile
- A world made
- As a farm woman thinks
- The absent ones
- Pioneer girl
- Part III: The dream
- A ruined country
- Dusty old dust
- We are all here
- Sunshine and shadow
- There is gold in the farm.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [517]-602) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Schimmel 7527: Presented to the Penn Libraries in 2024 by Caroline F. Schimmel. Author's autograph and inscription "to Katie" on title page.
- ISBN:
- 9781627792769
- 1627792767
- OCLC:
- 967973350
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