Bibliograph

Pioneer girl, the annotated autobiography, Laura Ingalls Wilder ; Pamela Smith Hill, editor

Type

Label

Pioneer girl, the annotated autobiography, Laura Ingalls Wilder ; Pamela Smith Hill, editor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-379) and index

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Pioneer girl

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

890377355

Responsibility statement

Laura Ingalls Wilder ; Pamela Smith Hill, editor

Sub title

the annotated autobiography

Summary

"Follows the Ingalls family's journey through Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, back to Minnesota, and on to Dakota Territory, [examining] sixteen years of travels, unforgettable experiences, and the everyday people who became immortal through Wilder's fiction. Using additional manuscripts, letters, photographs, newspapers, and other sources, ... Wilder biographer Pamela Smith Hill adds ... context and leads readers through Wilder's growth as a writer"--Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

Acknowledgments -- Introduction: "will it come to anything?": The story of pioneer girl / Pamela Smith Hill -- The pioneer girl manuscripts / Pamela Smith Hill -- Editorial procedures / Nancy Tystad Koupal & Rodger Hartley -- Pioneer girl: Kansas and Missouri, 1869-1871 ; Wisconsin, 1871-1874 ; Minnesota, 1874-1876 ; Iowa, 1876-1877 ; Minnesota, 1877-1879 ; Dakota Territory, 1879-1880 ; Dakota territory, the hard winter of 1880-1881 ; Dakota Territory, 1880-1885 ; Dakota Territory, 1881-1888 -- Conclusion: "I don't suppose anyone will take the trouble" / Pamela Smith Hill -- Appendixes: A. Facsimile of "juvenile pioneer girl" ; B. The benders of Kansas ; C. The Gordon party ; D. The singing school -- Bibliography -- Index

Target audience

adult

Classification

Contributor