ON THE BANKS
OF PLUM CREEK
- Softcover Book by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Over 335 pages
- Text copyright 1937 by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Copyright renewed 1965 by Roger L. MacBride
- Pictures copyright 1953 by Garth Williams
- First published in 1937. 23rd printing, 1952
- Revised edition, illustrated by Garth Williams,
published in 1953, 13th printing, 1971.
- First Harper Trophy Book printing, 1971.
" At first, the Ingalls lived in a sod house in Minnesota.
Then Pa built a clean new house beside Plum Creek, buying the materials for it on credit, intending to pay for them with the fall wheat harvest. But just before the harvest, a strange glittering cloud suddenly blocked out the sun. Plunk! Something dropped on Laura's head, and fell to the ground. It was the biggest grasshopper she had ever seen. Millions of them descended over the countryside- and then there was no wheat crop. "
" The "Little House" books tell the story of Laura Ingalls Wilder's life.
She was born in 1867 in the little log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin, and through the years she traveled with her family by covered wagon through Kansas, Minnesota, and finally the Dakota Territory, where she met and married Almanzo Wilder. "
" There was deprivation and hard work.
Crops were ruined by storms and grasshopper plagues.
But there were also the happy times of love and laughter; sleigh rides, holiday celebrations, and socials. "
" The illustrations by Garth Williams are the results of 10 years of research.
Mr. Williams actually followed the path of the Ingalls family during the period 1870-1889.
No wonder, then, that the pictures have a special quality for the children who have lived these stories through the years. "
This book is in fair condition with moderate wear.
The cover has a few creases, scratches and worn spots.
The pages are very yellowed due to aging.
There is one page with a tear, but it is still fully readable.
There is a "smiley face" stamp on the inside front cover.
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BY THE SHORES
OF SILVER LAKE
- Softcover Book by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Over 290 pages
- Text copyright 1939 by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Copyright © renewed 1967 by Roger L. MacBride
- Pictures copyright 1953 by Garth Williams
- Copyright © renewed 1981 by Garth Williams
- First published in 1939.
- Revised edition, illustrated by Garth Williams,
published in 1953.
- First Harper Trophy Book edition, 1971.
" The Ingalls family had fared badly in Plum Creek, Minnesota.
They were in debt. Mary was blind now. So Pa went West to work at a railroad camp in Dakota Territory where he could make as much as fifty dollars a month!
Then he sent for his wife and four children, and they became the first settlers in the town of De. Smet. But the railroad brought hordes of land-hungry people from the East. Had Pa waited too long to file his homestead claim? "
This book is in good to very condition.
No torn or ripped pages.
The edges of the pages and inside covers are slightly yellowed due to aging.
No markings or writing.
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THE FIRST
FOUR YEARS
- Softcover Book by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Text Copyright © 1971 by Roger Lea MacBride
- Illustrations copyright © 1971 by Garth Williams
- First Harper Trophy Book printing, 1971.
" Laura and Manly Wilder begin married life on their small prairie homestead with high hopes.
The beautiful prairie world seems like a paradise; there are wildflowers in spring, wild geese in autumn, pony rides, and warm times together.
But each year brings unforeseen disasters as well- storms destroy the crops; there is sickness, fire, and always unpaid debts. The first four years prove heartbreaking for the Wilders. But they have each other, and their little daughter Rose, and a fierce determination to succeed. "
This book is in good to very condition.
No torn or ripped pages.
The edges of the pages and inside covers are slightly yellowed due to aging.
No markings or writing.
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