West from Home - (Little House Nonfiction) by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Paperback)
About this item
Highlights
- This fascinating firsthand account of life and travel in the early twentieth century includes 24 pages of photographs.
- 8 Years
- 7.56" x 5.32" Paperback
- 171 Pages
- Juvenile Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography
- Series Name: Little House Nonfiction
Description
About the Book
Published for the first time, Mrs. Wilder's letters to her husband describe her trip from Mansfield, Missouri, to San Francisco during the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition. Illustrated with photos.Book Synopsis
This fascinating firsthand account of life and travel in the early twentieth century includes 24 pages of photographs.
"It is like a fairyland." So Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the beloved Little House series, described her 1915 voyage to San Francisco to visit her daughter, Rose Wilder Lane. Laura's husband, Almanzo, was unable to leave their Missouri farm; her faithful letters home, vividly describing every detail of her journey, have been gathered here.
Perfect for supplementary classroom or homeschool research.
From the Back Cover
"It is like a fairyland." So Laura Ingalls Wilder described her 1915 voyage to San Francisco to visit her daughter, Rose Wilder Lane. Laura's husband, Almanzo, was unable to leave their Missouri farm and it is her faithful letters home, vividly describing every detail of her journey, that have been gathered here. Includes 24 pages of exciting photographs and completely redesigned jacket art.