Cover of Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography

Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography

Pioneer Girlfollows the Ingalls family's journey through Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, back to Minnesota, and on to Dakota Territory 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, award-winning Wilder biographer Pamela Smith Hill adds valuable context and leads readers through Wilder's growth as a writer. Do you think you know Laura? Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiographywill re-introduce you to the woman who defined the pioneer experience for millions.

Subject
biographyhistorymemoir
Genre
historical fictionadventure
Themes
american historywriterswomenchildhood
Setting
20th centuryUSAamerican west
Audience
adultchildrensyoung adult
Length
long · 400 pages

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