The first four years

Laura and Almanzo wilder begin married life on their small prairie homestead with high hopes. The beautiful prairie world seems like paradise. There are wild flowers in the spring, wild geese ing autumn, pony rides, and warm happy times to-gether. But each year brings the unexpected disaster as well storms destroy the crops; there is sickness, fire, and always, always, unpaid debts. The first four years often prove heart breaking for the wilders. Still, they have each other and their little daughter rose, and fierce determination to succeed. - Laura Ingalls Wilder