These Happy Golden Years
1943 novel by Laura Ingalls Wilder / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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These Happy Golden Years is an autobiographical children's novel written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and published in 1943, the eighth of nine books in her Little House series – although it originally ended it.[1] It is based on her later adolescence near De Smet, South Dakota, featuring her short time as a teacher, beginning at age 15, and her courtship with Almanzo Wilder. It spans the time period from 1882 to 1885, when they marry.
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Author | Laura Ingalls Wilder |
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Illustrator | Helen Sewell and Mildred Boyle[1] Garth Williams (1953)[2] |
Series | Little House |
Genre | Children's novel Family saga Western |
Publisher | Harper & Brothers |
Publication date | March 17, 1943[3] |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 299;[1] 288 pp.[2] |
OCLC | 2145915 |
LC Class | PZ7.W6461 Th[1] |
Preceded by | Little Town on the Prairie |
Followed by | The First Four Years |
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The novel was a Newbery Honor book in 1944, as were the previous four Little House books.[4]