The Resource Prairie fires : the American dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Caroline Fraser
Prairie fires : the American dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Caroline Fraser
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The item Prairie fires : the American dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Caroline Fraser represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- Millions of readers of the 'Little House' books believe they know Laura Ingalls Wilder - the pioneer girl who survived blizzards and near-starvation on the Great Plains as her family chased their American dream. But the true story of her life has never been fully told. Drawing on unpublished manuscripts, letters, diaries and public records, Caroline Fraser masterfully fills in the gaps in Wilder's biography, uncovering the grown-up story behind the best-loved childhood epic of pioneer life. Set against nearly a century of unimaginable change, from the Homestead Act and the Indian Wars to the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression, Wilder's life was full of drama and adversity. Settling on the frontier amid land-rush speculation, her family endured Biblical tribulations of locusts and drought, poverty and want, before she left at the age of eighteen to marry Almanzo. This is where the books end, but there is so much more to tell; deep in debt after a series of personal tragedies, Laura and Almanzo uprooted themselves once again, crisscrossing the country, taking menial jobs to support the family. In middle age, she began writing a farm advice column, prodded by her journalist daughter Rose. And at the age of sixty, fearing the loss of almost everything in the Depression, she turned to children's books, recasting her extraordinarily difficult childhood as a triumphal vision of homesteading - achieving fame and fortune in the process. Laura Ingalls Wilder's life is one of the most astonishing rags-to-riches stories in American letters. Offering fresh insight and new discoveries, Prairie Fires reveals the complex woman who defined the American pioneer character, and whose artful blend of fact and fiction grips us to this day
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Large Print Edition.
- Extent
- 907 pages (large print)
- Note
- Set in 16point Plantin
- Isbn
- 9781432868208
- Label
- Prairie fires : the American dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Title
- Prairie fires
- Title remainder
- the American dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Statement of responsibility
- Caroline Fraser
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Millions of readers of the 'Little House' books believe they know Laura Ingalls Wilder - the pioneer girl who survived blizzards and near-starvation on the Great Plains as her family chased their American dream. But the true story of her life has never been fully told. Drawing on unpublished manuscripts, letters, diaries and public records, Caroline Fraser masterfully fills in the gaps in Wilder's biography, uncovering the grown-up story behind the best-loved childhood epic of pioneer life. Set against nearly a century of unimaginable change, from the Homestead Act and the Indian Wars to the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression, Wilder's life was full of drama and adversity. Settling on the frontier amid land-rush speculation, her family endured Biblical tribulations of locusts and drought, poverty and want, before she left at the age of eighteen to marry Almanzo. This is where the books end, but there is so much more to tell; deep in debt after a series of personal tragedies, Laura and Almanzo uprooted themselves once again, crisscrossing the country, taking menial jobs to support the family. In middle age, she began writing a farm advice column, prodded by her journalist daughter Rose. And at the age of sixty, fearing the loss of almost everything in the Depression, she turned to children's books, recasting her extraordinarily difficult childhood as a triumphal vision of homesteading - achieving fame and fortune in the process. Laura Ingalls Wilder's life is one of the most astonishing rags-to-riches stories in American letters. Offering fresh insight and new discoveries, Prairie Fires reveals the complex woman who defined the American pioneer character, and whose artful blend of fact and fiction grips us to this day
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- NLAV
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Fraser, Caroline
- Dewey number
- B
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- photographs
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1867-1957
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Wilder, Laura Ingalls
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Wilder, Laura Ingalls
- Lane, Rose Wilder
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Authors, American
- Women pioneers
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Prairie fires : the American dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Caroline Fraser
- Note
- Set in 16point Plantin
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000066076237
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- Large Print Edition.
- Extent
- 907 pages (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781432868208
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1120044643
- Label
- Prairie fires : the American dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Caroline Fraser
- Note
- Set in 16point Plantin
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000066076237
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- Large Print Edition.
- Extent
- 907 pages (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781432868208
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1120044643
Subject
- Lane, Rose Wilder, 1886-1968
- Large print books
- Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 1867-1957
- trueWomen pioneers -- United States -- Biography
- trueFrontier and pioneer life -- United States
- trueAuthors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
Genre
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- trueLibraryReads Favorites: 2017
- trueNational Book Critics Circle Award: Biography
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2017
- truePulitzer Prize: Biography or Autobiography
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