Wow. We’ve all known this nebulous “Laura Ingalls Wilder documentary” was in the works by Dean Butler. We’d seen his earlier project on Almanzo’s life, Almanzo Wilder: Life Before Laura. It’s not that easy to please the hardcore fans. As a fan so hardcore that I’ve published 16 newsletters about her and plan to spend a weekend in Minnesota celebrating her, I’d like to direct you someplace.
This website.
Got 15 minutes to kill? If you don’t, find them. Then sit back, get comfortable and watch the first trailer. Then the second trailer. Then comes the unexpected treat: the behind-the-scenes look at making the documentary. Full title: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
I’d be lying if I said I didn’t tear up once twice a few times while watching these videos. But I’m not going to be all public about that, because, well, you know.
It’s not easy being a Laura Ingalls Wilder fan in a Lindsay Lohan world.