On the Way Home: The Diary of a Trip from South Dakota to Mansfield, Missouri, in 1894
Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder
In 1894, Laura Ingalls Wilder, her husband, Almanzo, and their daughter, Rose, packed their belongings into their covered wagon and set out on a journey from De Smet, South Dakota, to Mansfield, Missouri. They heard that the soil there was rich and the crops were bountiful — it was even called “the Land of the Big Red Apple.” With hopes of beginning a new life, the Wilder….Read More
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