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Libertarians on the prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rose Wilder Lane, and the making of the Little House books Cover Image Large Print Book

Libertarians on the prairie [large print] : Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rose Wilder Lane, and the making of the Little House books / Christine Woodside.

Woodside, Christine, 1959- (author.).

Summary:

"Generations of children have fallen in love with the pioneer saga of the Ingalls family, of Pa and Ma, Laura and her sisters, and their loyal dog, Jack. In this groundbreaking narrative of literary detection, Christine Woodside reveals for the first time, the full extent of the collaboration between Laura and her daughter, Rose Wilder Lane.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781683247425
  • ISBN: 1683247426
  • Physical Description: 414 pages (large print) : black and white plates ; 23 cm
  • Edition: Center Point large print edition.
  • Publisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2018.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 412-414).
Formatted Contents Note:
Part I: Outsiders -- 1. Laura (1867-1885) -- 2. Rose and Laura (1886-1920) -- Part II: The family business -- 3. The Albanian inspiration -- 4. The writers' colony and the crash -- 5. The big American novel -- 6. The break-up -- Part III: The estrangement -- 7. The hard winter -- 8. Libertarians in Connecticut -- 9. Freedom -- 10. Two legacies -- Part IV: Literature as politics -- 11. Roger, Rose's libertarian legacy -- 12. What we want.

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Subject:
Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 1867-1957.
Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 1867-1957. Little house books.
Wilder, Rose Wilder, 1886-1968.
Ingalls family.
Authors, American > 20th century > Biography.
Women pioneers > United States > Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life > United States.
Libertarianism > United States > History > 20th century.
Genre:
Biographies.
Large print books.

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