Read how two adult Laura fans from Missouri bring Laura Ingalls Wilder to life and how Little House on the Prairie Museum overlord Bill Kurtis is raising cattle just like Laura did. OK, fine — it’s not really because of Laura — but it’s true nonetheless!
And in a mention that makes less sense, a review of Susan Jacoby’s book Never Say Die mentions that Jacoby presents the Little House series (though it says her “Little House on the Prairie” series) as a tale of “elder abandonment.” Hmmm. Did Charles and Caroline, and later, Laura, abandon their parents as they left home to fulfill their dreams? The “pioneer spirit” came with much hardship and sacrifice, but that didn’t mean severing ties with one’s elders, did it?