Laura Ingalls Wilder

Susan Larkin (Virginia Wesleyan College)

Ed. by Stephen E. Meats, Pittsburg State University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.3: American (US) Writing and Culture: The Early Twentieth-century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: J. Michael Duvall (College of Charleston), Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Dale Enggass (University of Utah), Matthew Hofer (University of New Mexico), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Tony Papanikolas (San Jose State University), Justin Parks (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway), Nick Selby (University of East Anglia)

Dates

Born 7 Feb 1867
Died 10 Feb 1957
Activity 1887-1957

Places

Born in United States
Active in United States

Activities

Primary

Children's/Young Adult writer

Resources

Wilder's Works

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One of the most beloved authors of children’s literature, Laura Ingalls Wilder has acquainted generations of readers with life as a pioneer in the American west. Her work is also noteworthy for its chronicles of women on the frontier, a perspective that needed voicing. Scholars have examined her work as literature, historical record, historical fiction, and autobiography and numerous biographies have been written for a wide variety of audiences, many of which explore how and where Wilder’s

Little House

books deviate from historical record. Her work, including not only the Little House books, but also the television shows, movies about her life, and the many books offering fictionalized accounts of her ancestors’ and daughter’s lives, still resonate with audiences today.

Laura

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Citation: Larkin, Susan. "Laura Ingalls Wilder". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 23 March 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12611, accessed 24 November 2024.]