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West from Home

By: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperPaperbacks
ISBN: 0064400816
ISBN-13: 9780064400817
Released: 23 Oct 1994
RRP: £3.99
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Much More Than a Collection of Letters - By: J. H. Sweet, 11 Sep 2005
In addition to Laura's detailed letters to Almanzo describing her adventure, this book includes over thirty photographs featuring Laura, Rose, the Pacific Ocean (ships, beachgoers, etc.), San Francisco, & many scenes of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition including an air show & night-lit festivities. Though in black & white, this pictorial insight into what was behind the letters is wonderful.

The book also includes an introduction describing how & where the letters were found & a lovely description of San Francisco at the time of Laura's visit. The letters themselves beautifully showcase the art of letter writing: Along with Laura's vivid descriptions of the technological marvels of the expo, her words are full of charming details to make us smile such as the price of eggs, hat shopping, & her favorite foods of the expo. Laura' expertise in writing compositions, as described in the original Little House books, is very much evident even in these personal letters.

This book is a must have for Little House enthusiasts. Also recommended: On the Way Home: The Diary of a Trip from South Dakota to Mansfield, Missouri, in 1894.

J.H. Sweet, author of The Fairy Chronicles, & longtime Little House fan

Ever wondered about Laura as an adult? - By: , 24 Aug 1998
If you love Laura Ingallls Wilder, you must read this book!It is great to get to know Laura as an adult. She kept the wonderful sense of adventure she had as a child. It is a real treat to experience the pan-pacific exhibition through her eyes.