Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder : the woman behind the legend / John E. Miller.
Material type: TextSeries: Missouri biography seriesPublication details: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, 1998.Description: xii, 306 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 0826211674 (alk. paper)
- 813/.52 B 21
- PS3545.I342 Z769 1998
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | Biography | Wilder, L. M648 | Available | 33111004264079 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Although generations of readers of the Little House books are familiar with Laura Ingalls Wilder's early life up through her first years of marriage to Almanzo Wilder, few know about her adult years. Going beyond previous studies, Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder focuses upon Wilder's years in Missouri from 1894 to 1957. Utilizing her unpublished autobiography, letters, newspaper stories, and other documentary evidence, John E. Miller fills the gaps in Wilder's autobiographical novels and describes her sixty-three years of living in Mansfield, Missouri. As a result, the process of personal development that culminated in Wilder's writing of the novels that secured her reputation as one of America's most popular children's authors becomes evident.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-289) and index.
Pioneer girl, 1867-1879 -- Schoolgirl and courting days, 1879-1885 -- The joys and sorrows of early married life, 1885-1894 -- In the land of the big red apple, 1894-1911 -- Building a writing career, 1911-1923 -- Turning to autobiography, 1923-1932 -- Becoming a celebrated author, 1932-1937 -- Completing the series, 1937-1943 -- Basking in the glow of her readers' affection, 1943-1957.