Laura Ingalls Wilder is celebrated for her autobiographical fiction that recorded the expansion of the American frontier into the Midwest. Born in 1867, she lived in a log cabin in Wisconsin before moving to Indian country in Kansas, Minnesota, and eventually South Dakota.
American Masters
Laura Ingalls Wilder, a Midwestern farm woman, published her first novel at age 65, drawing from her childhood experiences on the American frontier to create the beloved "Little House" series.
