Laura Ingalls Wilder
Gwenda Blair
A brief biography of the author of the Little House books which were based on her own experiences living with her family on the frontier in the late 19th century.
Read Time: ~1.6 hr
Millard Fillmore, thirteenth president of the United States
by Jane Clark Casey (1988)
About this book
Examines the life of the president who helped postpone the Civil War with the Compromise of 1850 and who was considered to have destroyed his political career in order to preserve the Union.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story Era1800s / Victorian
Protagonist / CoreMillard Fillmore, thirteenth president of the United States Lead Character
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