Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little Town: Where History and Literature Meet

by John E. Miller

Book Overview

"I understand that in my own life, I represented a whole period of American history."

As Laura Ingalls Wilder realized they would, her widely loved stories of her prairie childhood have become much more than a nostalgic blend of myth, memories, and autobiography. Historically, John Miller reveals, they have much to tell us about the realities of day-to-day living and attitudes in the nineteenth century.

History and literature...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700607137
• ISBN13: 9780700607136
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Very historical and scholarly

This book looks at various historical aspects of the world Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote about, and focuses especially on one of her books, Little Town on the Prairie, and on the town of De Smet, SD. I found it very interesting finding out more about the town that was the focus of Wilder's later books. This book is done as a series of essays, and at times repeats information from one essay to the next. However, it is well written and obviously very well researched, and adult fans of Wilder who want to find out more about her and more especially the larger world and time she lived in will enjoy this book.

This book talks about the history surrounding LIW's life

I think this book is very interesting and very informative. I am a huge LIW fan and I think that any fan of her books would definately enjoy this biography on her life.I also believe that anyone who doesn't believe that she really exsited should also read this book as well.