by Spencer Howard Laura Ingalls Wilder ca. 1930. HHPLM image #RWL-228 With the release of the new Netflix series Little House on the Prairie based on the books written by Laura Ingalls Wilder, the Library has seen renewed interest in an age-old question: Are the Little House books fact or fiction? The short answer is … Continue reading Fact versus Truth – Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Little House books
by Spencer Howard Among the hidden gems at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum are the papers of Rose Wilder Lane, which document the extraordinary lives of Rose and her mother, Laura Ingalls Wilder. Laura’s Little House books are a fictionalized account of her childhood, but they contain many charming and vivid descriptions of pioneer life … Continue reading Searching for the real Laura Ingalls Wilder
