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West from Home: Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder, San Francisco, 1915

Laura Ingalls Wilder

In 1915, Laura Ingalls Wilder traveled by train from her home in Missouri to San Francisco. Laura's westward journey to visit her daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, coincided with a spectacular event taking place in that city - the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. It was a great world's fair celebrating the completion of the Panama Canal, and Laura was amazed by the attractions that had been gathered there from all over the world. Her husband, Almanzo, was unable to leave their farm, and it was Laura's daily letters that gave him the chance to see what she saw on her magnificent visit to California. These letters allow the reader to experience Laura's adventures and her intimate thoughts as she shared with her husband the events of her exciting sojourn. It's a fascinating insight into the heart and mind of the author who would later go on to write the classic Little House books.

Book Details

  • Publisher: HarperCollins
  • Publish Date: Oct 20th, 1976
  • Pages: 171
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.56in - 5.32in - 0.47in - 0.30lb
  • EAN: 9780064400817
  • Recommended age: 08-UP
  • Categories: Biography & Autobiography - LiteraryBiography & Autobiography - HistoricalSocial Topics - New Experience

About the Author

Wilder, Laura Ingalls: -

Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in 1867 in the log cabin described in Little House in the Big Woods, and she and her family traveled by covered wagon across the Midwest. As an adult she wrote down the stories of her pioneer childhood in her classic Little House books, which have been cherished by millions of readers ever since they were first published over ninety years ago.