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PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100064400808

ISBN-139780064400800

eBay Product ID (ePID)35413

Product Key Features

Book TitleOn the Way Home : the Diary of a Trip from South Dakota to Mansfield, Missouri, in 1894

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHistorical / United States / General, General

Publication Year1976

IllustratorYes

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorLaura Ingalls Wilder

Book SeriesLittle House Nonfiction Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight3.2 Oz

Item Length7.2 in

Item Width4.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN62-017966

Grade FromEighth Grade

Grade ToUP

SynopsisA detailed diary from the author of the beloved Little House series, chronicling her journey with her family from South Dakota to Missouri. In 1894, Laura Ingalls Wilder, her husband, Almanzo, and their daughter, Rose, packed their belongings into their covered wagon and set out on a journey from De Smet, South Dakota, to Mansfield, Missouri. They heard that the soil there was rich and the crops were bountiful--it was even called "the Land of the Big Red Apple." With hopes of beginning a new life, the Wilders made their way to the Ozarks of Missouri. During their journey, Laura kept a detailed diary of events: the cities they passed through, the travelers they encountered on the way, the changing countryside and the trials of an often difficult voyage. Laura's words, preserved in this book, are a fascinating account of life and travel at the turn of the twentieth century, and reveal Laura's inner thoughts as she traveled with her family in search of a new home in Mansfield, where Laura would write her Little House books., In 1894, Laura Ingalls Wilder, her husband, Almanzo, and their daughter, Rose, packed their belongings into their covered wagon and set out on a journey from De Smet, South Dakota, to Mansfield, Missouri. They heard that the soil there was rich and the crops were bountiful - it was even called "the Land of the Big Red Apple." With hopes of beginning a new life, the Wilders made their way to the Ozarks of Missouri. During their journey, Laura kept a detailed diary of events: the cities they passed through, the travelers they encountered on the way, the changing countryside and the trials of an often difficult voyage. Laura's words, preserved in this book, reveal her inner thoughts as she traveled with her family in search of a new home in Mansfield, where Rose would spend her childhood, where Laura would write her Little House books, and where she and Almanzo would remain all the rest of their happy days together.

LC Classification NumberF598.W54 1994