The Ghost in the Little House: A Life of Rose Wilder Lane (Missouri Biography Series) (Volume 1) - Softcover

Holtz, William

  • 3.78 out of 5 stars
    471 ratings by Goodreads
 
9780826210159: The Ghost in the Little House: A Life of Rose Wilder Lane (Missouri Biography Series) (Volume 1)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0826210155 ISBN 13: 9780826210159
Publisher: University of Missouri, 1995

Synopsis


Laura Ingalls Wilder is one of the most beloved children’s authors of all time, but William Holtz contends that she may not have been the sole author of the Little House series that bore her name. While Laura’s life did serve as the inspiration for the books, Holtz believes that her daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, actually took her mother’s memoirs and refurbished them into the novels that would be read by millions. In this captivating biography, Holtz chronicles Rose’s life from childhood, to travels abroad that began at age seventeen, and finally back home to Missouri in her mid-thirties where she would fine tune her mother’s writing. Holtz does not write to expose Laura as a fraud, but instead The Ghost in the Little House explains that Laura’s books were more of a collaborative effort than anyone knew.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

William Holtz first brought Rose Wilder Lane to national attention with a critically acclaimed edition of letter, Dorothy Thompson and Rose Wilder Lane: Forty Years of Friendship. He is a Professor of English at the University of Missouri-Columbia. His work on Lane's biography was aided by a Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The Missouri Biography Series, edited by William E. Foley

From the Back Cover

'Holtz's book makes clear for the first time that (Lane) achieved something important and lasting in her writing with the Little House books. His argument about the collaboration between the two women is entirely convincing, and the next time I see the Little House series on the shelf at the bookstore, I'll imagine Rose Wilder Lane's name next to her mother's on their covers.'--Los Angeles Times Book Review

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
University of Missouri
Publication date
1995
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0826210155
ISBN 13 
9780826210159
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
448
Rating
  • 3.78 out of 5 stars
    471 ratings by Goodreads

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780826208873: The Ghost in the Little House: A Life of Rose Wilder Lane (Missouri Biography Series)

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  0826208878 ISBN 13:  9780826208873
Publisher: Univ of Missouri Pr, 1993
Hardcover