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By the Shores of Silver Lake
Written by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Narrated by Cherry Jones
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About this audiobook
Immerse yourself in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s beloved Little House series!
The Ingalls family has seen both joy and hardship since the end of On the Banks of Plum Creek. Mary has been left blind from a battle with scarlet fever, and a new sister, Grace, has been born. Pa decides to move to a railroad camp in the unsettled Dakota Territory to work as a bookkeeper to earn money. Eventually, Laura, her sisters, and Ma travel by train to join Pa at the spot he’s claimed for their new home. They spend a long winter in the surveyor’s house, and in the spring, Pa begins to build a store. It’s the first building in what will become the town of De Smet. Finally, the Ingalls family’s travels by covered wagon are over.
The nine books in the timeless Little House series tell the story of Laura’s real childhood as an American pioneer, and are cherished by readers of all generations. They offer a unique glimpse into life on the American frontier and tell the heartwarming, unforgettable story of a loving family.
Author
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867–1957) was born in a log cabin in the Wisconsin woods. With her family, she pioneered throughout America’s heartland during the 1870s and 1880s, finally settling in Dakota Territory. She married Almanzo Wilder in 1885; their only daughter, Rose, was born the following year. The Wilders moved to Rocky Ridge Farm at Mansfield, Missouri, in 1894, where they established a permanent home. After years of farming, Laura wrote the first of her beloved Little House books in 1932. The nine Little House books are international classics. Her writings live on into the twenty-first century as America’s quintessential pioneer story.
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Reviews for By the Shores of Silver Lake
Rating: 4.8007518796992485 out of 5 stars
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266 ratings4 reviews
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The narrator of this series does such a fantastic job. She really brings the characters and story to life!!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5So many good parts some sad some happy and good descriptions
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sometimes even when it’s downloaded it stops and says just a moment
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5It was an alright book a bit predictable but really good otherwise