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Laura : The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Author: Donald Zochert
Courage, Adventure, Steadfast Love — From a little house set deep in the Big Woods of Wisconsin, across Indian territory and into the Dakotas, Laura's family moved westward right along the frontier. Their true-life saga, beloved by countless millions of TV viewers and readers of the bestselling Little House books, is one of spirit and ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780380016365
ISBN-10: 0380016362
Publication Date: 5/1/1977
Pages: 241
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 43 ratings
Publisher: Avon
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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constant-reader avatar reviewed Laura : The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder on + 130 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Nice mini-biography, and good photos. I loved the "Little House" books when I was little, and this was a nice window into that world as an adult.
reviewed Laura : The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder on + 132 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote about what she knew and loved, and this biography gains us that life of a lovely person who could write such lovely books.
swpaint avatar reviewed Laura : The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Best, and most in-depth, Little House book ever. Gave detailed information about the Ingalls family, including glimpses of their life the series did not go into. A MUST for any Little House fan.
reviewed Laura : The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder on + 29 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Has 8 pages of photos!
Cattriona avatar reviewed Laura : The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder on + 200 more book reviews
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This is the true story of the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder and is a good read for fans of her "Little House" series, as it describes the similarities and differences between her life in the Little House books (which are technically fiction) and her real life. It also discusses the backgrounds of her parents and of her husband, Almanzo, as well as her 3 sisters. The author researched census, land and other public records to help confirm details of the story. There are 8 pages of photos of Ms. Wilder, her family, some of their homes, even Pa's violin. The most recent photo is from 1948, showing Laura and Almanzo in their twilight years, shortly before he died. An appendix lists places in the U.S. where fans can visit to see some of the locations she lived during her life. Highly recommended for fans of the series and/or American pioneer/prairie life.
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demiducky25 avatar reviewed Laura : The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder on + 161 more book reviews
Overall, this book was a pretty comprehensive biography about Laura's life. The author went back into census records and other pieces of documentation to try to piece together Laura's life and pull out the fact vs fiction of the Little House series. I've read some reviews that didn't like the author's style and felt he was trying too hard to replicate Laura's style of writing. I didn't mind his style and felt that he wrote a pretty engaging biography. I did agree with the criticisms of the cover art- it's pretty dated to the 1970s in terms of color scheme and style (and making the pictures slightly resemble the TV series actors) and the back cover looks like something that should be on a Harlequin romance or something! :-P If you loved the Little House books and want to learn more about Laura's life, then this biography is one that you should enjoy.
bookdeejay avatar reviewed Laura : The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder on + 132 more book reviews
Biographies are not my usual read. Found it very interesting. Renewed my interest in reading the Little House books of my childhood.

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