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“I loved the Little House series. When I became a parent, I read the books over again with my oldest child. Then I was horrified by how close the Ingalls family had come to disaster on more than one occasion. As a child, I loved The Long Winter, because it was a heroic story. The family had stuck together in extreme adversity. As an adult, I realized that the entire town had nearly starved to death. I was horrified.
The podcast addresses the difference between the childhood experience with the books and the adult view. It also goes into the question of Rose Wilder Lane’s role in creating the books. There’s so much that’s covered on the series.
I came away with new respect for Michael Landon’s work on the TV series. It was impressive to find out that the show was so widely viewed.
Now I’m pondering how the Little House books should fit into children’s literature today. How do we keep the magic of the story while acknowledging the dark side of the westward movement in the United States?”
athirkell via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/03/23
More reviews of Wilder
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“I loved the Little House books as a child - I identified as being the new kid with my family’s constant moves and my ma was like Ma in her commitment to domesticity.
As an adult, I have rediscovered Laura mainly through Donald Zochert’s bio of Laura and the annotated Pioneer Girl. Laura’s...”Read full review »
ARPersad via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
07/25/23
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“I’m enjoying the podcast- However, I remember learning about “Manifest Destiny” many times in school (throughout grade school and high school). I find it strange that they interviewed one woman on the podcast claiming that she never heard of it until grad school- and then insinuated that children...”Read full review »
KittyLikestoRead via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/19/23
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“Wow! I appreciate the heart and research that went into this podcast. I read the Little House series multiple times as a kid. I learned there’s so much I didn’t know about the Ingalls and Wilder families, and this podcast gave me a new perspective on the complexities of the books.”
FrodoIsMyRingMan via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/15/23
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