Kirsten Larson — "a pioneer girl of strength and spirit growing up in Minnesota in 1854" — is the latest creation to be retired by American ... of a Kirsten doll in assorted outfits and ...

The day I learned that the classic American Girl dolls with which I had grown up were regularly retired was a sad one ... dolls initially on offer were Kirsten Larson, a plucky pioneer girl ...

One Kirsten doll is being sold with a bed, outfit and the books telling her story for $499. The value of these dolls (and other retired dolls in the American Girl collection) stem from a few factors.

Founded in 1986 by Pleasant Rowland, a retired teacher, the initial line of American Girl dolls included just three dolls: Kirsten Larson ... first book and original outfit and accessories.

Kirsten Larson — 'a pioneer girl of strength and spirit growing up in Minnesota in 1854' — is the latest creation to be retired by American ... of a Kirsten doll in assorted outfits and ...