On The Way Home Author:Laura Ingalls Wilder In 1894 a pioneer family left a drought-stricken farm in South Dakota and traveled to a new farm and a new beginning in the Ozarks. The travelers were Almanzo Wilder, his wife Laura Ingalls Wilder and their seven-year old daughter Rose. Nearly forty years later, in 1932, Mrs. Wilder would begin writing her "Little House" books for children. W... more »ith this extraordinary diary, Mrs. Wilder describes the towns passed, the rivers crossed and the crops, birds, fruits and flowers seen along the way as she moved south to her new home. We share some of the happiness this frontier family shared.« less