{"product_id":"9780984504176","title":"Pioneer Girl : The Annotated Autobiography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFollow the real Laura Ingalls and her family as they make their way west—and discover that truth is as remarkable as fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHidden away since 1930, Laura Ingalls Wilder's original autobiography reveals the true stories of her pioneering life. Some of her experiences will be familiar; some will be a surprise. \u003ci\u003ePioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography \u003c\/i\u003ere-introduces readers to the woman who defined the pioneer experience for millions of people around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilder details the Ingalls family's journey through Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, back to Minnesota, and on to Dakota Territory— sixteen years of travels, unforgettable stories, and the everyday people who became immortal through her fiction. Using additional manuscripts, diaries, and letters, editor Pamela Smith Hill adds valuable context and explores Wilder's growth as a writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography\u003c\/i\u003e also explores the history of the frontier that the Ingalls family traversed and the culture and life of the communities Wilder lived in. The book features over one hundred images, eight fully researched maps, and hundreds of annotations based on census data and records, newspapers of the period, and other primary documents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaura Ingalls Wilder wrote her autobiography, \u003ci\u003ePioneer Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1929?1930 when she was in her early sixties. Throughout the 1930s and into the early 1940s, Wilder utilized her original manuscript to write a successful children's series. She died in Mansfield, Missouri, at ninety years of age on February 10, 1957.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"South Dakota State Hist Society Pr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034638369008,"sku":"9780984504176","price":31.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780984504176_p0.jpg?v=1763887942","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780984504176","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}