Well, we did. But apparently, now that the venerable New Yorker has run an article about Rose and Laura–containing no new information, and just a lot of commentary based on recycled sources–cyberspace is whirling with debate about Rose’s politics, the…
Author: Amy Lauters
Pie Plant
One of the key questions I had about The First Four Years had nothing to do with the plot, the relationships, or Laura. It had to do with pie plant. You may remember the scene: Laura was cooking for the…
Boys like Laura, too, don’t they?
In a conversation with my sister-cousin, Nicole Kohls, this weekend, talk turned to Little House. Now, Nic is one of the cousins, along with her sister Sara, who regularly played with my sister, Tracy, and I when we were small.…
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Laura Palooza 2010: Your thoughts?
This weekend, several of us are gathering in De Smet, S.D., to enjoy Laura’s little town and to hammer out some details for next summer’s Laura Palooza 2010, to be held in Mankato, Minn., July 15-17. One thing we all…
Laura Ingalls Wilder, Farm Activist?
First, thanks to everyone who listened to my first official radio interview. It was an interesting experience, and I appreciated an interviewer who’d obviously read the book first! Thanks to Sandra, too, for posting the link to the recording of…
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Sharing Laura
One of the things I really appreciate about the folks who read, contribute to, and write for this blog is the fact that all of us love to share Laura with others. I have several nieces and nephews, but I…
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How Research Takes Hold, Part II
I hunkered down in the library, ready to view a treasury of material I’d just found: Period magazines that catered to farm women as an audience. If you’ve never had an opportunity to look through perfectly preserved period archives, I…
How Research Takes Hold of Us
I was glad to see Rebecca’s post on my new book, More than a Farmer’s Wife: Voices of American Farm Women, 1910 to 1960. I especially appreciated that it resonated so deeply with her and her experiences as a farmer’s…
Reflections on Cheese, From a True Wisconsinite
Ah, cheese. Until those silly California cows started their “happy” dance of cheese-making, Wisconsin served as the number-one source of good cheese in the United States. But as a Wisconsin native, I can tell you without a shadow of a…
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Of Remembrance…
Laura said it far better than I could, so I decided to let her words stand yesterday, for Memorial Day. But I could not help but reflect yesterday about those no longer with us. The threads of this post may…