Laura Ingalls Wilder and the American Frontier provides the reader with a broad sweep of information on Wilder not readily available in any other format. Included in this work are: discussions of Wilder's life; her writings and their influence on the interpretation of the American frontier, the feminine role in frontier life, Native American relations; and the use of the Little House as a teaching tool.

Contributions by: Elizabeth Jameson, John E. Miller, Ann Romines, Anita Clair Fellman, Ann Weller Dahl