01980cam a2200349 i 4500 1164633142 TxAuBib 20171206120000.0 170808s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017028870 9781627792769 hardback 1627792767 hardback (OCoLC)967973350 DLC eng rda DLC BTCTA GK8 OCLCF FMG WIM JAI OQX XK4 UOK TxAuBib rda Fraser, Caroline, author. Prairie fires : the American dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder / Caroline Fraser. First edition. New York : Metropolitan Books, 2017. xii, 625 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages [517]-602) and index. Part I: The pioneer. Maiden Rock -- Indian summers -- Crying hard times -- God hates a coward -- Don't leave the farm, boys -- Part II: The exile. A world made -- As a farm woman thinks -- The absent ones -- Pioneer girl -- Part III: The dream. A ruined country -- Dusty old dust -- We are all here -- Sunshine and shadow -- There is gold in the farm. "This book, written by the editor of the Library of America edition of the Little House books, is a thoroughly researched biography of not only Laura Ingalls Wilder, but of her daughter, Rose. Using unpublished manuscripts, letters, financial records, and more, Fraser gives fresh insight into the life of a woman beloved to many."--Novelist. 20171206. Wilder, Laura Ingalls 1867-1957. Authors, American 20th century Biography. Women pioneers United States Biography. Frontier and pioneer life United States. TXKIP