The Long Winter reveals much about the hardships of pioneer life on the prairie. When De Smet finds themselves snowbound for many, many months and find themselves with an extreme shortage of food, something must be done to save the town from starvation. Almanzo, Laura’s future husband, and Cap Garland, risk their lives to buy wheat to save the town, and become heroes.
The Long Winter: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Little House, 6)
- Wilder, Laura Ingalls (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 352 Pages - 04/08/2008 (Publication Date) - HarperCollins (Publisher)
For adults, there is a book The Beautiful Snow which recounts the Long Winter using Laura’s memoirs as well as historical accounts such as from newspapers published that winter to give a fuller picture of what life was like for those living in the areas that suffered through the same hard winter conditions of 1880-81.
The Beautiful Snow: The Ingalls Family, the Railroads, and the Hard Winter of 1880-81
- Cindy Wilson (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 376 Pages - 02/07/2020 (Publication Date) - Beaver's Pond Press (Publisher)
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