Apr 24, 2018
Caroline Fraser just won the Pulitzer
Prize for biography for her new book, Prairie Fires: The
American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder. For those who read
the Little House books, you’ll remember the tales of
a loving family on the American frontier. What’s behind the scenes
is the extraordinary destruction wrought by settlers—both to the
native inhabitants of the land and to the land itself, resulting in
drought, crop failure, insect infestations, and ultimately the Dust
Bowl.
This riveting biography offers a deep look at a family of smart,
courageous, and loving people caught up in a bigger historical
process.