These Happy Golden Years
These Happy Golden Years is an autobiographical children's novel by Laura Ingalls Wilder, first published by Harper & Brothers on 17 March 1943. The eighth Little House book covers Laura's teaching and courtship near De Smet from 1882 to 1885, and was a 1944 Newbery Honor book.
- Editions tracked
- 3
- First edition
- Harper & Bros, 1943
- First published
- Harper & Brothers, 1943
The first edition of These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder was published in New York by Harper & Bros in 1943. We track 3 editions.
Which edition do you have?
First edition
- 1st Harper & Bros1943 Hardback · Little House on the Prairie 8 I own These Happy Golden Years, Harper & Bros 1943 Log in to want this
Later and other editions
- Harper & Brothers1943 Hardback · Little House on the Prairie 8 I own These Happy Golden Years, Harper & Brothers 1943 Log in to want this
- Lutterworth Press1964 Hardback · Little House on the Prairie 8 I own Those Happy Golden Years, Lutterworth Press 1964 Log in to want this
We have not yet researched the issue points for this book. If you know how to tell the first from later printings, tell us and we will credit you once it is checked against a second source.
Awards, adaptations and setting
Setting and characters
- Set in
- South Dakota
- Genre
- family saga, western fiction, children's novel
Read next
- Comes after
- Little Town on the Prairie
In print
- Editions recorded
- 54 on Open Library, 39 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 6 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
More by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Little House in the Big Woods1932 · 3 editions
- Farmer Boy1933 · 2 editions
- Little House on the Prairie1935 · 2 editions
- On the Banks of Plum Creek1937 · 2 editions
- By the Shores of Silver Lake1939 · 2 editions
- The Long Winter1940 · 2 editions
- Little Town on the Prairie1941 · 3 editions
- On the Way Home1962 · 2 editions
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Who published the first edition of These Happy Golden Years?
The first edition of These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder was published in New York by Harper & Bros in 1943.
How many editions of These Happy Golden Years are there?
We track 3 editions of These Happy Golden Years, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
What should I read after These Happy Golden Years?
In order, it follows Little Town on the Prairie, according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- These Happy Golden Years, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- These Happy Golden Years (Q3428115), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
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