Little House on the Prairie author's autobiography published

Laura Ingalls Wilder penned one of America's most beloved children's series of the 20th century, but her forthcoming autobiography will show devoted Little House on the Prairie fans a more realistic, grittier view of frontier living.

Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Auto-biography - Wilder's unedited draft that was written for an adult audience and eventually served as the foundation for the popular series - is slated to be released by the South Dakota State Historical Society Press in the United States this fall.

The not-safe-for-children tales include stark scenes of domestic abuse, love triangles and a man who set himself on fire while drunk.