Laura Ingalls Wilder and Rose Wilder Lane

Description:

The mother-daughter partnership that produced the Little House books has fascinated scholars and readers alike. Now, John E. Miller, one of America's leading authorities on Laura Ingalls Wilder and Rose Wilder Lane, combines analyses of both women to explore this collaborative process and shows how their books reflect the authors' distinctive views of place, time, and culture. Along the way, he addresses the two most controversial issues for Wilder/Lane aficionados: how much did Lane actually contribute to the writing of the Little House books, and what was Wilder's real attitude toward American Indians? - Jacket flap.

subjects: Frontier and pioneer life,  Historical fiction, American,  Collaboration,  History and criticism,  Criticism and interpretation,  Authorship,  American Historical fiction,  Autobiographical fiction, American,  Frontier and pioneer life in literature,  American Autobiographical fiction

People: Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957),  Rose Wilder Lane (1886-1968)

Places: United States