Missouri Homestead

by Thomas L. Tedrow

Book Overview

Back cover text:It's 1884, and after devastating losses in South Dakota, Laura, Manly, and little Rose head East to Mansfield, Missouri, in search of a new beginning This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0840733976
• ISBN13: 9780840733979
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
• Length: 213 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

Good Service

I had this set of books minus and was pleased to find the missing one. Service was great.

The Road to a New Life

Do you enjoy reading books filled with a person's life many years ago, wrote in someone else's perception? In the historical fiction book, the Missouri Homestead, T.L. Tedrow captures the life of Laura Ingalls Wilders, but adds some flavor of his own along the way by using visual imagery and flashbacks. This first book in The Days of Laura Ingalls Wilder series, tells of how Laura and her family's luck seems to change as life goes on. They were faced with many hardships in De Smet, South Dakota and decide to move to Mansfield, Missouri to start a new life. The Wilder family will be on an adventure of a lifetime! When Laura, her husband, Almanzo Wilder, and their daughter, Rose, arrive in Mansfield they are very nervous. They traveled with only one-hundred dollars to start a new life. You will see how Rose grows into a young lady, and how Laura and Almanzo start growing old together on Apple Hill Farm. Laura is a very outspoken person who stands up for what she believes in, and when a mysterious tree fungus starts popping up out of nowhere she becomes suspicious. Because of this, she starts writing for the Mansfield Monitor about it and ends up dividing the town in half for people who agree with her and those who do not. Through the years new technology is being created, and Laura experiences it first hand. You will find a big surprise of how things turn out in the end. As Laura grows older she will discover anything is possible if you believe hard enough. I really enjoyed reading this book because it grabbed my attention. It took me a few weeks on and off to read it, but I wish I would have cut that time down to a week. I have read most of the Little House books and it reminds me of them. I would recommend this book to anyone of all ages who loves the original pioneer girl, Laura Ingalls Wilder. Remember even in the worst of times, life can get better if you keep trying.

A great hammock book!

One of the most exciting books of this age! You never know what Laura will want next ! From plumbing to trees , she always has a suprise for readers !

One of the funniest books I have ever read!

This book is so funny. The Youngun children are so funny in the things they do and try. From their dog "Dangit" to the mule "Crab Apple". Antics that all kids try to get away with. Also how Laura's temper gets the best of her. I laughed so hard, reading this book.