These Happy Golden Years
About this book
The Ingalls family homesteads on their claim in DeSmet, South Dakota. Fifteen-year-old Laura begins to take schoolteaching jobs to raise money for Mary's college. Laura is surprised when Almanzo Wilder begins to seek her company.
Reader Profile
4.2/5 · 80836 readers · 304 pages · ≈ 5 h 38 m · Moderate
What order should I read the Little House on the Prairie series?
Read These Happy Golden Years first, then follow the publication order above — Little House in the Big Woods, then Farmer Boy, then Little House on the Prairie, then On the Banks of Plum Creek, then Little Town on the Prairie.
How long does it take to read These Happy Golden Years?
About ≈ 5 h 38 m — 304 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is These Happy Golden Years?
304 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is These Happy Golden Years?
It sits on the Historical Fiction, Biography & Memoir, History shelves.
Is These Happy Golden Years in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in These Happy Golden Years?
The main characters include Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957).
Where does These Happy Golden Years take place?
It is set in South Dakota, Great Plains, USA during 1880-1885, 1882-1885.
Who wrote These Happy Golden Years?
Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Little House on the Prairie — reading order
- → These Happy Golden Years (1943) you are here
- 1 Little House in the Big Woods (1932)
- 2 Farmer Boy (1933)
- 3 Little House on the Prairie (1935)
- 4 On the Banks of Plum Creek (1937)
- 5 Little Town on the Prairie (1941)