The long winter

Wilder, Laura Ingalls 1867-1957 (Author). Williams, Garth, (illustrator.).

Summary: After an October blizzard, Laura's family moves from the claim shanty into town for the winter, a winter that an Indian has predicted will be seven months of bad weather.

Record details

ISBN: 9780060264604(hc.)
ISBN: 0060264608(hc.)
Physical Description: viii, 334 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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Edition: Newly illustrated, uniform ed.
Publisher: New York : Harper & Bros., 1953.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Make Hay While the Sun Shines 1 -- An Errand to Town 15 -- Fall of the Year 27 -- October Blizzard 37 -- After the Storm 45 -- Indian Summer 54 -- Indian Warning 59 -- Settled in Town 66 -- Cap Garland 75 -- Three Days' Blizzard 96 -- Pa Goes to Volga 105 -- Alone 116 -- We'll Weather the Blast 124 -- One Bright Day 131 -- No Trains 139 -- Fair Weather 149 -- Seed Wheat 161 -- Merry Christmas 168 -- Where There's a Will 188 -- Antelope! 199 -- The Hard Winter 212 -- Cold and Dark 225 -- The Wheat in the Wall 242 -- Not Really Hungry 252 -- Free and Independent 255 -- Breathing Spell 260 -- For Daily Bread 264 -- Four Days' Blizzard 285 -- The Last Mile 294 -- It Can't Beat Us 308 -- Waiting for the Train 313 -- The Christmas Barrel 322 -- Christmas in May 326.

Awards Note:

Newbery Honor Book, 1941