Reviews

"An excellent juxtaposition for any reader of the 'Little House' books. Miller's meticulous research shows again that Wilder's remarkable memory of her early life provides readers with a graphic picture of the pioneer era. So does this book."--William T. Anderson, author of Laura Ingalls Wilder Country"Accessible and compelling."--Susanne George, author of The Adventures of the Woman Homesteader: The Life and Letters of Elinore Pruitt Stewart

"For all those who so enjoyed the stories about Laura, or who watched the popular TV series based on her 'Little House on the Prairie, ' this book will give a deeper understanding of those novels, and a greater appreciation for them."--Lincoln Journal-Star"Taking concepts such as place and community, freedom and control, and love and affection, Miller considers how they operate in Wilder's novels of prairie life. . . . Grounded in painstaking research of the Dakotas of the 1880s. . . . Will appeal to historians of the American frontier."--Library Journal"Laura Ingalls Wilder's nine novels are acknowledged classics in American children's literature, and Miller demonstrates that they are also respectable social history."--Wichita Eagle

"An excellent juxtaposition for any reader of the 'Little House' books. Miller's meticulous research shows again that Wilder's remarkable memory of her early life provides readers with a graphic picture of the pioneer era. So does this book."--William T. Anderson, author of Laura Ingalls Wilder Country"Accessible and compelling."--Susanne George, author of The Adventures of the Woman Homesteader: The Life and Letters of Elinore Pruitt Stewart
"For all those who so enjoyed the stories about Laura, or who watched the popular TV series based on her 'Little House on the Prairie, ' this book will give a deeper understanding of those novels, and a greater appreciation for them."--Lincoln Journal-Star"Taking concepts such as place and community, freedom and control, and love and affection, Miller considers how they operate in Wilder's novels of prairie life. . . . Grounded in painstaking research of the Dakotas of the 1880s. . . . Will appeal to historians of the American frontier."--Library Journal"Laura Ingalls Wilder's nine novels are acknowledged classics in American children's literature, and Miller demonstrates that they are also respectable social history."--Wichita Eagle