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McDowell, Marta, author.

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

First edition.

Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2017.

©2017

396 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm

"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.

Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 1867-1957 -- Homes and haunts.

Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 1867-1957. Little house books.

Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 1867-1957 -- Knowledge and learning.

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.

Biographies.

Frontier landscapes that inspired the Little House books

Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-375) and index.

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.

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