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Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder explores the sixty‑three years of Laura Wilder’s life in Mansfield, Missouri, beyond the young years familiar to readers of her Little House books. Drawing on her unpublished autobiography, letters, newspaper stories, and other primary sources, John E. Miller fills gaps in Wilder’s own writings to reveal the personal development that culminated in the creation of her famous novels. The work details Wilder’s varied roles—as wife, mother, farmer, churchgoer, bridge player, seamstress, farm loan officer, and political candidate—highlighting how her active civic and agricultural life informed her literary legacy.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: John E. Miller
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