Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline Fraser (E

Description: Prairie Fires by Caroline Fraser Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description The first comprehensive historical biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the beloved author of the Little House on the Prairie book series Publisher Description Millions of readers of LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE believe they know Laura Ingalls - the pioneer girl who survived blizzards and near-starvation on the Great Plains where as far as a man could go to the north in a day, or a week, or a whole month, there was nothing but woods. There were no houses. Her books are beloved around the world.But the true story of her life has never been fully told. THE LITTLE HOUSE books were not only fictionalized but brilliantly edited, a profound act of myth-making and self-transformation. Now, drawing on unpublished manuscripts, letters, diaries, and land and financial records, Caroline Fraser, the editor of the Library of America edition of the Little House series, masterfully fills in the gaps in Wilders biography, setting the record straight regarding charges of ghostwriting that have swirled around the books and uncovering the grown-up story behind the most influential childhood epic of pioneer life.Set against nearly a century of epochal change, from the Homestead Act and the Indian Wars to the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression, Wilders dramatic life provides a unique perspective on American history and our national mythology of self-reliance. Settling on the frontier amidst land-rush speculation, Wilders family encountered Biblical tribulations of locusts and drought, fire and ruin. Deep in debt after a series of personal tragedies, including the loss of a child and her husbands stroke, Wilder uprooted herself again, crisscrossing the country and turning to menial work to support her family. In middle age, she began writing a farm advice column, prodded by her self-taught journalist daughter. And at the age of sixty, after losing nearly everything in the Depression, she turned to childrens books, recasting her hardscrabble childhood as a triumphal vision of homesteading - and achieving fame and fortune in the process, in one of the most astonishing rags-to-riches stories in American letters.Offering fresh insight and new discoveries about Wilders life and times, 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. Author Biography Caroline Fraser is the editor of the Library of America edition of Laura Ingalls Wilders Little House books, and the author of Rewilding the World and Gods Perfect Child. Her writing has appeared in the New York Review of Books, New Yorker, Atlantic, Los Angeles Times and London Review of Books, among other publications. She lives in New Mexico. Details ISBN 0708898688 ISBN-13 9780708898680 Title Prairie Fires Author Caroline Fraser Format Paperback Year 2017 Pages 640 Publisher Little, Brown Book Group GE_Item_ID:136427315; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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