Pioneer Girl

Jacket Description/Flap:
Follow the real Laura Ingalls and her family as they make their way west and discover that truth is as remarkable as fiction.

Hidden away since 1930, Laura Ingalls Wilder's original autobiography reveals the true stories of her pioneering life and shows how Wilder, as an author of growing skill, transformed her girlhood into one of the greatest children's series of all time, the Little House books. Some of her experiences will be familiar; some will be a surprise. This September, for the first time ever, Wilder's fans around the world will be able to read them all.

Pioneer Girl follows 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 Autobiography will re-introduce you to the woman who defined the pioneer experience for millions.

Review Citations:

• Booklist 11/15/2014 pg. 12 (EAN 9780984504176, Hardcover)
• School Library Journal 12/01/2014 pg. 154 (EAN 9780984504176, Hardcover)
• Foreword 11/26/2014 (EAN 9780984504176, Hardcover)
• Shelf Awareness 12/19/2014 (EAN 9780984504176, Hardcover)
• Choice 07/01/2015 (EAN 9780984504176, Hardcover)
• Books & Culture 09/01/2015 pg. 42 (EAN 9780984504176, Hardcover)
• Wilson Nonfiction Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9780984504176, Hardcover)