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9780761822851

Laura Ingalls Wilder and the American Frontier Five Perspectives

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  • ISBN13:

    9780761822851

  • ISBN10:

    0761822852

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-05-14
  • Publisher: UPA
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Summary

Laura Ingalls Wilder and the American Frontier provides the reader with a broad sweep of information on Wilder not readily available in any other format. Included in this work are: discussions of Wilder's life; her writings and their influence on the interpretation of the American frontier, the feminine role in frontier life, Native American relations; and the use of the Little House as a teaching tool. Students of Western history, feminist scholars, home schoolteachers, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder following will find this an informative and enjoyable source.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Laura Ingalls Wilder and the American Frontierp. 1
Approaching Laura Ingalls Wilder: Challenges and Opportunitiesp. 13
The Frontier of the Little Housep. 29
The Little House Books in American Culturep. 45
Unconscious Inheritance and Conscious Striving: Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Frontier Narrativep. 69
Laura Ingalls Wilder: An Elementary School Teacher's Perspectivep. 95
Afterwordp. 105
Contributorsp. 109
Suggestions for Further Readingp. 111
Indexp. 117
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