{"product_id":"2940170447381","title":"Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first comprehensive historical biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the beloved author of the Little House on the Prairie book series \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMillions of fans of \u003ci\u003eLittle House on the Prairie\u003c\/i\u003e believe they know Laura Ingalls - the pioneer girl who survived blizzards and near-starvation on the Great Plains, and the woman who wrote the famous autobiographical books. But the true story of her life has never been fully told. Now, drawing on unpublished manuscripts, letters, diaries, and land and financial records, Caroline Fraser - the editor of the Library of America edition of the Little House series - masterfully fills in the gaps in Wilder's biography, setting the record straight regarding charges of ghostwriting that have swirled around the books and uncovering the grown-up story behind the most influential childhood epic of pioneer life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against nearly a century of epochal change, from the Homestead Act and the Indian Wars to the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression, Wilder's dramatic life provides a unique perspective on American history and our national mythology of self-reliance. Offering fresh insight and new discoveries about Wilder's life and times, \u003ci\u003ePrairie Fires\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive book about Wilder and her world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaroline Fraser is the editor of the Library of America edition of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books and the author of \u003ci\u003eRewilding the World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGod's Perfect Child\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. She lives in New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47099954233584,"sku":"2940170447381","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170447381_p0.jpg?v=1763710028","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170447381","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}