Overview
One of America's leading authorities on Laura Ingalls Wilder and Rose Wilder Lane combine analyses of both women to explore their collaborative process and how their books reflect the authors' view of place, time, and culture, expanding the critical discussion of Wilder and Lane beyond the Little house.
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Author: John E. Miller
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Imprint: University of Missouri Press
Edition: 3rd
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 22.60cm
Weight: 0.432kg
ISBN: 9780826220769
ISBN 10: 0826220762
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 28 February 2016
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
This book should be read by any interested in a snapshot of the major issues addressed in Wilder scholarship. American Studies The essays are pleasantly readable and open new opportunities for better understanding Wilder s and Lane s writing through Miller s rich contextualization of the authors lives and work. He also includes relevant details about Wilder s complex relationship with Lane, explores their evolving political views, and offers a voice of reason amidst recent accusations that Wilder s work is racist in its presentation of American Indian issues. Scholars of Wilder s and Lane s work and fans of the Little House series alike will undoubtedly find Miller s collection of essays enjoyable and informative. Western Historical Quarterly Miller presents Wilder and her daughter Rose Wilder Lane as products of their respective times, showing how during the Great Depression both Wilder and, especially, Lane positioned themselves in opposition to FDR s New Deal with their increasingly libertarian politics. Readers will come away from this study with a deeper understanding of Wilder, Lane, their relationship, and how time, place, and culture deeply shaped their writing and many shared philosophies. Great Plains Quarterly
Miller presents Wilder and her daughter Rose Wilder Lane as products of their respective times, showing how during the Great Depression both Wilder and, especially, Lane positioned themselves in opposition to FDR's New Deal with their increasingly libertarian politics. Readers will come away from this study with a deeper understanding of Wilder, Lane, their relationship, and how time, place, and culture deeply shaped their writing and many shared philosophies. --Great Plains Quarterly
Author Information
John E. Miller is also the author of Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Woman behind the Legend. He is Professor Emeritus of History at South Dakota State University, USA.
