Roger Lea MacBride Books in Order

MacBride's 1976 campaign book lays out his libertarian views on government, personal freedom, economics, and foreign policy. It's a brisk look at the political ideas that shaped a major part of his public life.

This fictionalized account follows Rose Wilder Lane as she leaves home, studies telegraphy, and chases work and love in California. It shifts from frontier roots to early adult risk, showing how quickly independence can turn messy.

In 1894, Rose Wilder leaves South Dakota with Laura and Almanzo for a hard wagon trip to Missouri. As the family says goodbye to the Ingallses and heads for Rocky Ridge, hope has to carry them through dust, distance, and uncertainty.

Rose's first year at Rocky Ridge Farm brings fishing, a new school, and plenty of work. As she tries to fit in and help her parents build a life in Missouri, the Ozarks slowly begin to feel like home.

Rose is settling into Missouri life, but Rocky Ridge still feels fragile. An ice storm, hard work, and the Wilders' first real Ozarks Christmas test the family while Rose dreams of the future their farm might hold.

Cyclones, drought, and fire put the Wilder farm under pressure. Rose keeps growing up through school, neighbors, and town life, while her family learns how thin the line can be between a dream and disaster.

When drought and fire force the Wilders off Rocky Ridge for a time, Rose must trade farm life for busy Mansfield. Town living brings new routines, new temptations, and the uneasy question of where home really is.

At thirteen, Rose sees the new century arrive just as Rocky Ridge begins to reward years of hard work. First harvests, growing feelings, and bigger choices make this a turning-point book in her story.

Rose leaves Missouri to finish school in Louisiana with Aunt Eliza Jane and finds a much wider world waiting. New ideas, new customs, and new freedom push her toward the independent life she wants.

Rose heads to Kansas City to study telegraphy, then to San Francisco to earn her own living and, she hopes, marry Paul. City life proves exciting, lonely, and far less predictable than the future she imagined.

In 1845 Wisconsin, young Caroline Quiner helps her family with chores, school, and farm work. This gentle chapter book shows the busy everyday world that helped shape the girl who would one day become Laura's Ma.

Rose is sad to leave South Dakota, but the wagon trip to Missouri is full of strange sights and new experiences. This shorter chapter book follows the Wilder family's big move through Rose's young eyes.

Rose finally has a new friend when she meets her neighbor Alva. Together they explore the Ozarks, test their courage, and discover how quickly a strange place can turn into a landscape full of adventure.

Caroline's world grows wider through neighbors, new friendships, and a Maple Frolic in Brookfield. It's a warm, everyday frontier story about community, kindness, and the simple fun that breaks up hard work.

Caroline and her older sister Martha share chores, snow-day fun, and the excitement of school on the Wisconsin frontier. When Martha is treated badly, Caroline has to decide how brave she can be for someone she loves.

Life on the Quiner farm is busy, but Caroline and her brothers and sisters still find room for games and small adventures. This chapter book leans into the warmth, work, and bustle of frontier family life.

Rose and her parents arrive in Missouri and set to work turning a rough place into a home. Building Rocky Ridge takes patience, courage, and all the small everyday efforts that make a new start possible.

When Rose's papa catches Swiney stealing eggs, friendship seems unlikely. But Rose soon discovers that Swiney is brave, loyal, and fun to roam with, especially when fishing trips and country adventures are involved.

When the Quiners move farther west, Caroline helps her family begin again in a new home. The story mixes moving-day uncertainty with the practical work, hope, and resilience that define frontier life.

School in Missouri brings Rose new friends, fresh challenges, and a teacher she doesn't quite know how to handle. It's a quick, readable story about fitting in, proving yourself, and keeping your head in class.