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Author:

McDowell, Marta.

Title:

The world of Laura Ingalls Wilder : the frontier landscapes that inspired the Little House books / by Marta McDowell.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Timber Press,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

396 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Wilder, Laura Ingalls,--1867-1957--Homes and haunts.
Wilder, Laura Ingalls,--1867-1957.--Little house books.
Wilder, Laura Ingalls,--1867-1957--Botany.--Botany.
Authors, American--20th century--Biography.
Women pioneers--United States--Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life--United States.
Family farms--United States.
Gardening--United States.
Gardens in literature.
Nature in literature.

Notes:

"Prologue -- A Life on the Land -- Clearing the Land: The Wisconsin Woods -- Preparing the Soil: A New York Farm -- Harrowing: The Prairie of Kansas, Indian Territory -- Making a Better Garden: Creekside in Minnesota and Iowa -- Ripening: The Dakota Prairie -- Reaping: Settled Farm and Settled Town -- Threshing: From Great Plains to Ozark Ridges -- Saving Seed: Rocky Ridge Farm -- Putting Food By: The Rock House and the Farmhouse -- Wilder Gardens -- Visiting Wilder Gardens -- Growing a Wilder Garden -- Source Abbreviations -- Plants for a Wilder Garden -- Recommended Reading. Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-375) and index.

Summary:

"This lushly illustrated book from bestselling author Marta McDowell examines Laura Ingalls Wilder's relationship to the landscape and illuminates how it inspired the beloved Little House Books" -- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

160469727X
9781604697278

OCLC:

(OCoLC)967202670

LCCN:

2016057864

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