Teacher and Author
If Rose pushed Laura to allow the “fictional truth” to rise above mere historical fact, where do we see the mother heeding the daughter’s advice? Where do we see evidence of Rose’s storytelling expertise influencing Laura? I have looked at … Continued
“You will just have to take my word for it,” Rose Wilder Lane advised her now much more famous mother. There was “historical truth” and “fictional truth,” and she must learn to put her trust in the latter. Rose must … Continued
If Laura is the author and protagonist of the Little House books, Pa is her muse and the series’ catalyst. His wanderlust drives the Ingalls ever onward (if not precisely westward) in search of unspoiled land. He sets the overarching … Continued
Rose Wilder Lane–journalist, short story writer, novelist, essayist–for all her output is a long-forgotten author. Only the Little House books, which she edited and ghostwrote, have stood the test of time–just not with her name attached. Ironically, her most ephemeral … Continued
It goes without saying that Laura Ingalls Wilder grew into a wise and loving mother. Readers of the Little House series would expect nothing less from their heroine, the daughter of Charles and Caroline Ingalls. In fact, Laura and husband … Continued