1998 HOLT Medallion finalist! / 1998 finalist for Romantic Times Reviewers Choice! The fictional town of Hope discovers the importance of forgiveness, overcoming prejudice, and the dangers of keeping unhealthy family secrets. Jack Cornwall lost everything during the Civil War, so when his beloved nephew Chipper is reclaimed by his father, Cornwall vows revenge on the man who took away his last link with the past. Arriving in the town of Hope, Jack finds Chipper happy in his new family. Caitrin Murphy, a cheerful Irish immigrant, helps him realizes that taking Chipper away would be cruel. Unfortunately, few townspeople trust Jack, and even Caitrin is reluctant to encourage their romance because of Jack’s lack of faith. Jack soon realizes that serious changes are needed before he can be truly happy.
Revealing the grown-up story behind the most influential childhood epic of pioneer life, she also chronicles Wilder's tumultuous relationship with her journalist daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, setting the record straight regarding charges of ...
Lane's meeting with Anderson is recorded in RWL Diary and accounts—Europe, 1921, entry for May 26, 1921. HHPL, RWL Diaries and Notes, item #7. See also RWL to Sherwood Anderson, May 11, 1929. Holtz, “Sherwood Anderson and Rose Wilder ...
Prairie Fire is a guide for Red Counties to survive and thrive during what looks to be another Civil War brewing.
"A young cowhand faces a trial by fire on his way to a new home and an old love."--
Listen! For the song of Owen Thorskard has a second verse.
A young boy's heroic efforts help save his family's prairie home. Beautiful pencil drawings depict this story of the early prairie years.
The first comprehensive environmental history of prairie fire on the Great Plains.
The League's methods of operation often serve today as a guide for political action. This is the first detailed, unbiased history of the Nonpartisan League.
From her pioneer days on the prairie to her golden years with her husband, Almanzo, and their daughter, Rose, Laura Ingalls Wilder has become a friend to all who have read about her adventures.
Prairie Fire: The 1885 North-West Rebellion