Her children's books shaped ideas about the Midwestern experience for multiple generations worldwide. She's been gone more than sixty years, but her influence remains strong; even now, fans and scholars attend a yearly Laurapalooza festival in her honor. Her autobiography has just recently been published, but good luck finding a copy. The first print run has sold out and the second will not even fill existing orders. Meanwhile, the Johnson County Library already has more than 200 holds on its copies.
Meet the book's editor and hear Wilder's story.
Guest:
- Pamela Smith Hill, editor, Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography, author, Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Writer's Life
