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Nonfiction history exploring Laura Ingalls Wilder’s prairie novels and their real-world context.
Image Description front: Historic town photo above title “Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little Town” on a sepia-toned book cover by John E. Miller.
Image Description back: back cover with review excerpts, author bio, publisher logo, and printed ISBN barcode.
Back Cover Text: “For all those who enjoyed the stories about Laura, or who watched the popular TV series based on her Little House on the Prairie, this book will give a deeper understanding of those novels, and a greater appreciation for them.”
— Lincoln Journal-Star
“Taking concepts such as place and community, freedom and control, and love and affection, Miller considers how they operate in Wilder’s novels of prairie life. . . . Grounded in painstaking research of the Dakotas of the 1880s. . . . Will appeal to historians of the American frontier.”
— Library Journal
“Laura Ingalls Wilder’s nine novels are acknowledged classics in American children’s literature, and Miller demonstrates that they are also respectable social history.”
— Wichita Eagle
“An excellent juxtaposition for any reader of the Little House books. Miller’s meticulous research shows again that Wilder’s remarkable memory of her early life provides readers with a graphic picture of the pioneer era. So does this book.”
— William T. Anderson, author of Laura Ingalls Wilder Country
“Accessible and compelling.”
— Susanne George, author of The Adventures of the Woman Homesteader: The Life and Letters of Elinore Pruitt Stewart
John E. Miller, professor of history at South Dakota State University, is the author of Looking for History on Highway 14.
About the Author: John E. Miller is a historian and professor emeritus at South Dakota State University. He specializes in Midwestern and prairie history, with a focus on cultural and social aspects of the American frontier. Miller has authored several works, including Looking for History on Highway 14, and is widely recognized for his meticulous research on Laura Ingalls Wilder and her portrayal of pioneer life.
| Hard/Soft Cover | Soft Cover |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 6x9 |
| Pages | 224 |
| ISBN | ISBN: 978-0-7006-0713-4 |
| Publisher | University Press of Kansas |
| Publication Date | 1994 |