"For all those who so 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
"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
"For all those who so 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
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