LAURA INGALLS WILDER
.........Growing up the Dakota Girl
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CLICK HERE for an educational film from 1942, filmed by the University of Nebraska,
titled "Pioneers of the Plains"
Image copyright 2007 Cheryl K. Whitlock
The Ingalls Homestead
Through the Cottonwood Trees
De Smet, South Dakota
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I discovered Laura's stories in high school in 1970. I am sure some of my elementary school teachers read some of them to our classes, but if so, I don't remember it.
Laura's stories of homesteading along with the simple joys and tragedies of family life in the mid 1800s made me want to read them over and over.
I became seriously obsessed with LIW and her life in 1997. The books portrayed one Laura, but there was a real life Laura that was much different in many ways. It has been great fun and very educational to learn about the real life Laura and the towns she lived in. A trip to the LIW home sites is one of my favorite vacations of all.
TRAILER FOR "LIFE BEFORE LAURA" PRODUCED BY LEGACY DOCUMENTARIES - PREMIER SEPTEMBER 25, 2008
People do not get the best government they can conceive...
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