Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Writer's Life (by Pamela Smith Hill)

This month, we’re spotlighting Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Writer’s Life by Pamela Smith Hill. In her book, she delves into the complex and fascinating relationships Laura Ingalls Wilder formed throughout her life that led to the writing of her classic Little House series. Using Wilder’s stories, personal correspondence, a previously unpublished autobiography, and experiences in South Dakota, Pamela produced a historical-literary biography of the famous and much-loved author. Following the course of Wilder’s life, and her real family’s journey west, Pamela provides a context both familial and literary for Wilder’s writing career.