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The selected letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Laura Ingalls Wilder ; edited by William Anderson

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Includes bibliographical references and index

individual biography

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The selected letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder

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Laura Ingalls Wilder ; edited by William Anderson

The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder is a portrait of this American author, illuminating her thoughts, travels, philosophies, writing career, and dealings with family, friends, and fans. This is a fresh look at the author in her own words. Gathered from museums, archives, and personal collections, the letters span over sixty years, from 1894 to 1956, and shed new light on Wilder's day-to-day living. Here we see her as a businesswoman and an author -- through reflections on her Little House books; her editor, Ursula Nordstrom; and her readers -- and as a wife and a friend. In her letters, Wilder shares political opinions and reminiscences of frontier childhood. Also included are letters to her daughter, writer Rose Wilder Lane, who filled a silent role as editor and collaborator while the famous Little House books were being written. Wilder biographer William Anderson collected and researched references throughout these letters, and the result is a historical collection, tracing Wilder's life through the final days of covered wagon travel and her years of fame as the writer of the Little House books. Here we see her as a farm woman, a country journalist, and a Depression-era author

Introduction: "Certainly you may call me Laura" -- A note on editing -- A Laura Ingalls Wilder chronology -- The farmer's wife (1894-1920) -- The emerging writer (1921-1930) -- A new enterprise (1931-1936) -- Star of the children's department (1937-1943) -- The last golden years (1944-1949) -- The author of classics (1950-1956)