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By the shores of Silver Lake (Little House) by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

<p><p>celebrate Little House, Available Once Again With The Classic Garth Williams Artwork Gracing The Covers And Black&ndash;and&ndash;white Interiors.</p><h3>amie Rose Rotruck - Children's Literature</h3><p>in The Fifth Little House Book, Newly Reissued, Wilder Continues The Chronicle Based On Her Own Life. After A Bout With Scarlet Fever Leaves The Ingalls Family In Debt And One Member Blind, They Decide To Head West Where Money And Land Are Easier To Find. A Train Ride Is Only The First Of New Experiences Laura Encounters During The Journey West. Rough Railroad Men, Treacherous Sloughs, And Heavy Blizzards Make For A Dangerous Environment, But Laura Does Not Ever Want To Go Back To Plum Creek, Like Her Mother And Sisters. After A Winter In The Surveyor's House, The Family Files A Claim And Begins Work On Their Homestead, Along With Many Other People In The New Town Of De Smet And The Surrounding Countryside. Laura Sees All This Verbally For Her Blind Sister Mary And Helps Her Learn How To Sew And Do Household Work. When The Family Finds Out That There Are Colleges For The Blind, Laura Becomes Determined To Become A Teacher And Earn Money So That Mary May Go To School. Not Only

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Author
Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams
Publisher
Harper Collins Pub
Published
1953
Language
EN
ISBN
9780064400053
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Music, Children'S, Fiction