TY - BOOK AU - McDowell,Marta TI - The world of Laura Ingalls Wilder: the frontier landscapes that inspired the Little House books SN - 9781604697278 PY - 2017/// CY - Portland, Oregon PB - Timber Press KW - Wilder, Laura Ingalls, KW - Authors, American KW - 20th century KW - Biography KW - Women pioneers KW - United States KW - Frontier and pioneer life KW - Family farms KW - Gardening KW - Gardens in literature KW - Nature in literature KW - Biographies KW - lcgft N1 - "Prologue -- A Life on the Land -- Clearing the Land: The Wisconsin Woods -- Preparing the Soil: A New York Farm -- Harrowing: The Prairie of Kansas, Indian Territory -- Making a Better Garden: Creekside in Minnesota and Iowa -- Ripening: The Dakota Prairie -- Reaping: Settled Farm and Settled Town -- Threshing: From Great Plains to Ozark Ridges -- Saving Seed: Rocky Ridge Farm -- Putting Food By: The Rock House and the Farmhouse -- Wilder Gardens -- Visiting Wilder Gardens -- Growing a Wilder Garden -- Source Abbreviations -- Plants for a Wilder Garden -- Recommended Reading; Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-375) and index N2 - "This lushly illustrated book from bestselling author Marta McDowell examines Laura Ingalls Wilder's relationship to the landscape and illuminates how it inspired the beloved Little House Books" -- ER -