“Westward explosion” might be the better phrase.Īs these resource rushes multiplied, thousands of Americans plunged into a parallel - and, by many measures, more rewarding and more consequential - form of extractive industry. Rather than proceeding in a systematic march across a continent, a wild cast of characters - miners, farmers, ranchers, loggers - raced into the West, locating natural resources, extracting them and refining them into commodities to place on the market. Stretched past its capacity by the tumultuous migrations and movements of the 19th century, that orderly term “westward expansion” is ready for a break.
PRAIRIE FIRES The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder By Caroline Fraser Illustrated. This series is ideal for readers between the ages of 8-12, and is great to read with younger children to share in a classic family story that can be enjoyed by every generation.(This book was selected as one of The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2017. The Juniper Books jacket design for the set is styled after a needlework sampler, adding to the vintage appeal of the set. Each book includes illustrates by Garth Williams. This set also includes The First Four Years, which was published after Ingalls Wilder’s passing, nearly forty years after the first book in the series was published.
These books are the full unabridged texts as originally published, from the first book, Little House in the Big Woods, to the most well-known title, Little House on the Prarie. This hardcover edition of the series published by HarperCollins features illustrations by Garth Williams, who traveled across the country to retrace the path of the Ingalls family so his art would be faithful to the stories. Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House novels, inspired by her childhood adventures as a pioneer on the Western Frontier with her family, have long been favorites among young readers.
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