Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder : The Woman

Although generations of readers of the Little House books are familiar with Laura Ingalls Wilderrs"s early life up through her first years of marriage to Almanzo Wilder, few know about her adult years. Going beyond previous studies,Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilderfocuses upon Wilderrs"s years in Missouri from 1894 to 1957. Utilizing her unpublished autobiography, letters, newspaper stories, and other documentary evidence, John E. Miller fills the gaps in Wilderrs"s autobiographical novels and describes her sixty-three years of living in Mansfield, Missouri. As a result, the process of personal development that culminated in Wilderrs"s writing of the novels that secured her reputation as one of Americars"s most popular childrenrs"s authors becomes evident.

Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	1	(12)
1 Pioneer Girl, 1867-1879	13	(30)
2 Schoolgirl and Courting Days, 1879-1885	43	(28)
3 The Joys and Sorrows of Early Married Life, 1885-1894	71	(20)
4 In the Land of the Big Red Apple, 1894-1911	91	(23)
5 Building a Writing Career, 1911-1923	114	(41)
6 Turning to Autobiography, 1923-1932	155	(33)
7 Becoming a Celebrated Author, 1932-1937	188	(27)
8 Completing the Series, 1937-1943	215	(26)
9 Basking in the Glow of Her Readers' Affection, 1943-1957	241	(22)
Notes	263	(28)
Index	291

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Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder : The Woman Behind the Legend

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