West from Home: Letters of Laura Inglallswilder, San Francisco 1915

from t1bclasslibrary

This book contains a series of letters from Laura to Almanzo about her trip to visit Rose in San Francisco and her time there. She gives descriptions of both the city and the Panama-Pacific International Exhibition that really bring us back in time. The book also contains an article by Laura, a f...

from LadyoftheLodge

Letters written by Laura Ingalls Wilder from visiting her daughter Rose in California. I like collections of letters, and these gave a good view of the Exposition. Some were a bit repetitious, but that is real life.

from cathyskye

First Line: Dearest Mama Bess-- I simply can't stand being so homesick for you any more. When I was six, my mother handed me Little House in the Big Woods, and I never looked back. I still love Laura Ingalls Wilder's tales of her childhood and still get the giggles when I think of the mouse givin...

from MrsLee

An interesting view of the west, and early San Francisco, in particular. Laura is all grown up and an aspiring writer and journalist.

from russelllindsey

I really enjoyed this book. It was an amazing insight into the early 20th century. I read it easily in one evening.