{"product_id":"prairie-fires-the-american-dreams-of-laura-ingalls-wilder","title":"Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD\u003cbr\u003eONE OF THE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first comprehensive historical biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the beloved author of the \u003ci\u003eLittle House on the Prairie\u003c\/i\u003e books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMillions of readers of \u003ci\u003eLittle House on the Prairie\u003c\/i\u003e believe they know Laura Ingalls--the pioneer girl who survived blizzards and near-starvation on the Great Plains, and the woman who wrote the famous autobiographical books. But the true saga of her life has never been fully told. Now, drawing on unpublished manuscripts, letters, diaries, and land and financial records, Caroline Fraser--the editor of the Library of America edition of the Little House series--masterfully fills in the gaps in Wilder's biography. Revealing the grown-up story behind the most influential childhood epic of pioneer life, she also chronicles Wilder's tumultuous relationship with her journalist daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, setting the record straight regarding charges of ghostwriting that have swirled around the books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Little House books, for all the hardships they describe, are paeans to the pioneer spirit, portraying it as triumphant against all odds. But Wilder's real life was harder and grittier than that, a story of relentless struggle, rootlessness, and poverty. It was only in her sixties, after losing nearly everything in the Great Depression, that she turned to children's books, recasting her hardscrabble childhood as a celebratory vision of homesteading--and achieving fame and fortune in the process, in one of the most astonishing rags-to-riches episodes in American letters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning nearly a century of epochal change, from the Indian Wars to the Dust Bowl, Wilder's dramatic life provides a unique perspective on American history and our national mythology of self-reliance. With fresh insights and new discoveries, \u003ci\u003ePrairie Fires\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the complex woman whose classic stories grip us to this day.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1250182484\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781250182487\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Fraser, Caroline, Hocherman, Riva\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Aug 2018)","offer_id":46081162674373,"sku":"9781250182487","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781250182487.jpg?v=1776043658","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/prairie-fires-the-american-dreams-of-laura-ingalls-wilder","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}