Tennesse Wildcat : on the trail of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Mr. Edwards
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Rushmore, J.D. : author
Published
Portland, Oregon : Practical Pioneer Press,, [2023}.
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Published
Portland, Oregon : Practical Pioneer Press,, [2023}.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
263 pages : illustrations, charts, graphs, ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Notes
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Includes Notes to readers, table of figures, epilogue, appendix and bibliography.
Description
Mr. Edwards … that colorful Tennessee Wildcat Laura Ingalls Wilder so deeply loved. He helped Pa build the family’s cabin, saved Christmas by carrying presents across a raging creek, and spit farther than Laura thought possible. Though he was a little rough around the edges, Laura simply adored Mr. Edwards. Through her vivid, heartwarming stories, we came to love him, too.
But who was he? Virtually all Laura’s Little House characters were real people … even those whose names were changed to protect their reputations.
Mr. Edwards, however, wasn’t so easy to track down. In fact, he’s the sole Little House enigma … the only mentioned character that hasn’t clearly surfaced via historical records.
Was he fiction, for the sake of illustrating pioneer stereotypes? Was he a composite character, built from several men Laura knew during their time in Kansas? Was he a loose collection of memories and family lore, cobbled together for the sake of the narrative? Or was he a real man, whose full identity had previously evaded discovery?
We wanted to know the answer …
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Miller, R. E., & Rushmore, J. :. (2023). Tennesse Wildcat: on the trail of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Mr. Edwards . Practical Pioneer Press, .
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Miller, Robynne Elizabeth and J.D. : Rushmore. 2023. Tennesse Wildcat: On the Trail of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Mr. Edwards. Practical Pioneer Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Miller, Robynne Elizabeth and J.D. : Rushmore. Tennesse Wildcat: On the Trail of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Mr. Edwards Practical Pioneer Press, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Miller, Robynne Elizabeth, and J.D. Rushmore. Tennesse Wildcat: On the Trail of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Mr. Edwards Practical Pioneer Press, , 2023.
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