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"West from Home" is a collection of letters written by Laura Ingalls Wilder to her husband, Morris, during her 1915 visit to the west coast of the United States. In these exchanges Wilder recounts the highlights of her travels, offering vivid descriptions of the San Francisco landscape, local history, and cultural scenes she encountered. The volume provides a personal, first‑hand perspective on early 20th‑century California, framed through the eyes of a celebrated American author.
The letters serve both as a memoir of a specific trip and as a historical snapshot of the West Coast during a period of rapid change, blending travel observation with domestic correspondence and reflecting Wilder’s broader narrative interests.
First publish date: 1974
Genre: Travel & Geography/Travel Writing
Authors: Laura Ingalls Wilder
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