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Author McDowell, Marta, author.

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

Publication Info. Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2017.

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  813.52 WILDER    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  813.52 MCDOWELL    Check Shelf
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  813.52 MCD    Storage
 Bristol, Manross Branch - Non Fiction  813.52 MCDOWELL    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  813.52 MCDOWELL    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  813.52 WIL    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  813.52 MCD    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Non Fiction  813.52 MCDOWELL    Check Shelf
 Windsor Locks Public Library - Adult Department  813.52 MCD    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 396 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Summary "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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-375) and index.
Contents 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.
Subject Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 1867-1957 -- Homes and haunts.
Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 1867-1957. Little house books.
Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 1867-1957 -- Knowledge -- Botany.
Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 1867-1957. (OCoLC)fst00041414
Little house books (Wilder, Laura Ingalls) (OCoLC)fst01367941
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.
Authors, American. (OCoLC)fst00821764
Botany. (OCoLC)fst00836869
Family farms. (OCoLC)fst00920335
Frontier and pioneer life. (OCoLC)fst00935370
Gardening. (OCoLC)fst00937852
Gardens in literature. (OCoLC)fst00937933
Homes. (OCoLC)fst01353235
Nature in literature. (OCoLC)fst01034680
Women pioneers. (OCoLC)fst01178307
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
Biographies.
ISBN 9781604697278 (hardcover)
160469727X (hardcover)
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