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The Ghost in the Little House: Life of Rose Wilder Lane

The Ghost in the Little House: Life of Rose Wilder Lane Paperback / softback - 1995

by William Holtz

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"Drawing on diaries and letters, Holtz . . . details Lane's life (1886-1968) in an engrossing study that highlights her troubled relationship with an apparently cold and manipulative mother".--Publishers Weekly. Illustrations.

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Paperback / softback. New. Drawing on letters and diaries, this biography details Rose Wilder Lane's life and highlights her troubled relationship with an apparently cold and manipulative mother. It throws light on the writing of the ""Little House"" books.
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  • Title The Ghost in the Little House: Life of Rose Wilder Lane
  • Author William Holtz
  • Binding Paperback / softback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition New
  • Pages 448
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Missouri Press, Columbia, Missouri, U.S.A.
  • Date May 1995
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # A9780826210159
  • ISBN 9780826210159 / 0826210155
  • Weight 1.72 lbs (0.78 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.24 x 6.19 x 1.29 in (23.47 x 15.72 x 3.28 cm)
  • Ages 14 to 10 years
  • Grade levels 9 - 5
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Plains
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

First line

Virginia Woolf, who furnishes me the introductory epigraph, offers also my initial justification for a biography of a woman whose name few readers will recognize.

From the rear 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

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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