![]() ![]() ![]() Together, the essays give readers a deeper understanding of how Wilder built and managed her story. The essay contributors delve into the myths and realities of Wilder’s work to discover the real lives of frontier children, the influence of time and place on both Wilder and Lane, and the role of folklore in the Little House novels. Pioneer Girl Perspectives sheds new light on the story behind Wilder’s original manuscript and examines the ways in which the author and her daughter and editor, Rose Wilder Lane, worked to develop a marketable narrative. Wilder’s vision of life on the American frontier in the last half of the nineteenth century continues to draw new generations of readers to her Little House books.Įditor Nancy Tystad Koupal has collected essays from noted scholars of Wilder’s life and work that explore the themes and genesis of Wilder’s writings. ![]() Throughout the 1930s and into the early 1940s, she drew upon her original manuscript to write a successful series of books for young readers. ![]() Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867‒1957) finished her autobiography, Pioneer Girl, in 1930 when she was sixty-three years old. Pioneer Girl Perspectives: Exploring Laura Ingalls Wilderīlack-and-white illustrations, index, footnotes Pioneer Girl Perspectives: Exploring Laura Ingalls Wilder has been available since May 18, 2017! Click here to order (for individuals in the U.S. ![]()
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