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A Little House Traveler: Writings from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Journeys Across America
Contributor(s): Wilder, Laura Ingalls (Author)
ISBN: 0060724919     ISBN-13: 9780060724917
Publisher: HarperCollins
OUR PRICE:   $14.44  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: February 2006
* Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: For the first time ever, personal writings from three of Laura Ingalls Wilder's most memorable trips are collected in one special omnibus volume. Includes previously unpublished diary entries from Laura and Almanzo's first car trip in in 1931. Photos.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Literary
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2005014975
Series: Little House
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.9" W x 8.1" (0.90 lbs) 345 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1900-1949
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 105609
Reading Level: 5.8   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 9.0
 
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Publisher Description:
By the mid-1930s Laura Ingalls Wilder's journeys had taken her from Wisconsin to South Dakota, from Missouri to California and back again. She had traveled by wagon, by train, and by car; alone, with her husband, and with her daughter. She had watched the times, seasons, and people change over six decades of traveling. But one thing remained the same: Laura always kept a pencil and paper with her to jot down notes about her experiences.

For the first time ever, writings from three of Laura's most memorable trips have been collected in one special omnibus edition featuring historical black-and-white photographs. "On the Way Home" recounts her 1894 move with Rose and Almanzo from South Dakota to their new homestead in Mansfield, Missouri. "West From Home" consists of letters from Laura to Almanzo as she traveled to California in 1915 to visit Rose. And previously unpublished materials from Laura and Almanzo's car trip in 1931 now tell the story of their first journey back to DeSmet, the town where Laura grew up, where she met Almanzo, and where they fell in love. Laura's candid sense of humor and keen eye for observation shine through in this wonderful collection of writings about the many places Laura Ingalls Wilder called home.


Contributor Bio(s): Wilder, Laura Ingalls: -

Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957) was born in a log cabin in the Wisconsin woods. With her family, she pioneered throughout America's heartland during the 1870s and 1880s, finally settling in Dakota Territory. She married Almanzo Wilder in 1885; their only daughter, Rose, was born the following year. The Wilders moved to Rocky Ridge Farm at Mansfield, Missouri, in 1894, where they established a permanent home. After years of farming, Laura wrote the first of her beloved Little House books in 1932. The nine Little House books are international classics. Her writings live on into the twenty-first century as America's quintessential pioneer story.