The Book Prize Index

Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder

Caroline Fraser

"This book, written by the editor of the Library of America edition of the Little House books, is a thoroughly researched biography of not only Laura Ingalls Wilder, but of her daughter, Rose. Using unpublished manuscripts, letters, financial records, and more, Fraser gives fresh insight into the life of a woman beloved to many. Intensively researched, this is definitely a fascinating read, and one that I plan on reading again -- maybe the next time I re-read the Little House series. -- Jennifer Ohzourk for LibraryReads,"--Novelist.

BiographyBiography · high confidenceBiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Biography -> BiographyOpen Library: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical -> Memoir & AutobiographyOpen Library: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary -> Memoir & AutobiographyLiterary BiographyLiterature & Writers

Award History

4 wins · 6 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Pulitzer Prize in Biography or AutobiographyMajor2018WinnerSecondary source
National Book Critics Circle Award for BiographyMajor2017WinnerSecondary source
Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize: Nonfiction2018WinnerSecondary source
Plutarch Award: Biography2018WinnerSecondary source
Cundill History PrizeMajor2018FinalistSecondary source
Mark Lynton History Prize2018FinalistSecondary source
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Experimental book profileGenerated by GPT-5.4 nano · may contain inaccuracies

This is an unverified interpretation of the catalog description, offered as an opt-in discovery experiment—not as bibliographic fact.

  1. 01 Central figures

    • Laura Ingalls Wilder95%
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    These suggestions did not meet the normal display threshold and are more likely to be wrong.

    • Rose55%

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    45 / 100 academic

    Trade / academic crossover

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 55%.