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An excerpt from Laura Ingalls Wilder's diary

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An excerpt from Laura Ingalls Wilder's diary

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"On August 23, 1894, Laura and her party had just crossed the Missouri border. They encountered a man who told them how beautiful Mansfield, Missouri, would be."

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On August 23, 1894, Laura and her party had just crossed the Missouri border. They encountered a man who told them how beautiful Mansfield, Missouri, would be.]

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An excerpt from Laura Ingalls Wilder's diary

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An excerpt from Laura Ingalls Wilder's diary

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"Laura documented her travels from De Smet, South Dakota, to Missouri. On August 13, 1894, she wrote that her horse was scared by the railroad cars in Rossville, Kansas, and ran right into some barbed wire. This was one of numerous accounts of the trials she and her party experienced while heading to Missouri in wagons."

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The Original Cover of Little House on the Prairie

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The Original Cover of Little House on the Prairie

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Section 2: Laura Ingalls Wilder should be honored because her books inspired and taught children about her experiences as a child during westward expansion.

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Section 2: Laura Ingalls Wilder should be honored because her books inspired and taught children about her experiences as a child during westward expansion.

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1. Her stories, which are now world wide famous, are a documentation of her childhood during westward expansion.

2.  Her work matters because it shows through her eyes her experiences of Westward Expansion which included living in a sod house, moving around frequently, and meeting with Native Americans.

3. She contributed to Westward Expansion by documenting it so historians can have a better understanding of the struggles settlers faced.

4. She should be honored because her books gave children inspiration and because she helped people understand history better.

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Section 1: Laura Ingalls Wilder was a famous writer whose many books taught people about her life during westward expansion.

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Section 1: Laura Ingalls Wilder was a famous writer whose many books taught people about her life during westward expansion.

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1. As a child she made observations in a journal/diary as they were traveling west. This journal became a useful source for writing.

2. Her work shows present day people how they lived during westward expansion.

3. The Little House on the Prairie books were based on her childhood experiences such as living in a sod house, moving around frequently, and meeting with Native Americans.

4. For a short period of time she was a teacher.

5. She was also a journalist in the west. This is a section of a newspaper article she wrote.