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Author McDowell, Marta, author.

Title The world of Laura Ingalls Wilder : the frontier landscapes that inspired the little house books / by Marta McDowell.

Publication Info. Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2017.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 2nd Fl Non-Fiction  813.52 McD    ---  DUE 01-10-20 Billed
Edition First edition.
Description 396 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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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.
Note "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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 1867-1957 -- Homes and haunts.
Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 1867-1957. Little house books.
Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 1867-1957 -- Knowledge -- 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.
ISBN 9781604697278
160469727X

 
    
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