laura ingalls wilder the little house collection

Some years later she began writing for various periodicals.

Wilder, with whom she lived from 1894 on a farm near Mansfield, Missouri. At age 15 she began teaching in rural schools. Her father took the family by covered wagon to Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Indian Territory, and Dakota Territory. Laura Ingalls grew up in a family that moved frequently from one part of the American frontier to another. The volumes are also available separately with standard Library of America series bindings and jackets.Laura Ingalls Wilder, née Laura Ingalls, (born February 7, 1867, Lake Pepin, Wisconsin, U.S.-died February 10, 1957, Mansfield, Missouri), American author of children’s fiction based on her own youth in the American Midwest. As a special feature, four rare autobiographical pieces address the need for historical accuracy in children’s literature, reveal real life events not included in the novels, and answer the inevitable question: what happened next?Įach volume features deluxe three-part bindings, a newly-researched chronology of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s life and career, and helpful notes. Here, for the first time in two collectible hardcover volumes, are all eight Little House novels-brilliant narratives of the early life of Laura Ingalls and her family as they grow up with the country in the woods, on the plains, and finally in the small towns of the advancing American frontier-plus the posthumous novella The First Four Years, which recounts the early years of the author’s marriage to Almanzo Wilder. Now The Library of America and editor Caroline Fraser present a definitive boxed set that affirms Wilder’s place in the American canon, reintroducing these enduring works to readers young and old. But readers who last enjoyed them as children may be astonished at the quiet poetry of Wilder’s prose and the force and poignancy of her portrait of the lives of American pioneers. Originally published from 1932 to 1943, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books are classics of children’s literature, beloved by millions. Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Little House Books: The Library of America Collection: (Two-Volume Boxed Set) Laura Ingalls Wilder € 101.99 If not in stock, the expected delivery time for this item will be 2 - 4 weeks

Laura ingalls wilder the little house collection