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Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page VOL 29, ISSUE 12 / DECEMBER 2020 AMERICAN MASTERS LAURA INGALLS WILDER: PRAIRIE TO PAGE TUE 29TH, 8 P.M. thirteen.org 1 plicated history of the unlikely authors Louise Erdrich, Roxane Gay, author—a Midwestern farm woman who Lizzie Skurnick, and Newbery Award published her first novel at age 65—and winner Linda Sue Park; and actors from reveals how she transformed her early the beloved TV series Little House on life into enduring legend, a process that the Prairie, including Melissa Gilbert involved a little-known collaboration (Laura Ingalls Wilder), Alison Arngrim with her daughter Rose. (Nellie Oleson), and Dean Butler Victor Garber narrates, with Tess (Almanzo Wilder). Harper as the voice of Old Laura and Though Wilder’s stories emphasized Amy Brenneman as Rose. real life and celebrated stoicism, she omitted the grimmer and contradictory details of her personal history: grinding poverty, government assistance, depriva- tion, and the death of her infant son. Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page reveals PIONEER WOMAN the truth behind the bestsellers, and also offers historical perspective from schol- American Masters — Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page ars on Wilder’s racist depictions of Native Tue 29th, 8 p.m. American and Black people, which have stirred controversy in recent years and made her less appealing to some readers, THE LITTLE HOUSE BOOK SERIES by soared to even greater heights of teachers, and librarians. Laura Ingalls Wilder has been a favorite popularity in the 1970s and 80s thanks “I am constantly amazed by how of children, teachers, and parents around to the Emmy-winning TV series that much more there is for me to learn about the world for over 80 years. Young readers continues to enjoy a devoted fan follow- Ingalls because I’ve had the opportunity are spellbound by the plucky heroine ing today, including self-proclaimed Featuring never-before-published to come at the Little House story from and her life on the frontier. For teachers, Bonnetheads. Laura Ingalls Wilder and letters, photographs and family artifacts, so many different angles in so many the autobiographical coming-of-age the Little House books have also inspired the documentary explores the context in different ways,” Melissa Gilbert said in a novels set across the Midwest in the late museums, libraries, a U.S. postage stamp, which Wilder lived and wrote, as well as recent interview. 1800s are the perfect primer on the set- stage adaptations, historic highways, a the true nature of her personality. Wilder's “When you read Wilder’s books as tling of America, written by someone LauraPalooza conference attended by life differed greatly from the Laura we see an adult, you find more depth, you find who was there. fans and scholars, and a crater on Venus. in her books and the TV series. more sadness, you find more reality in As Wilder fans celebrate the 85th Original interviews include Caro- her books,” Pamela Smith “WHEN YOU READ WILDER’S BOOKS AS AN anniversary of the publication of Little line Fraser, who won a Pulitzer Prize Hill, author of Laura Ingalls ADULT, YOU FIND MORE DEPTH, YOU FIND House on the Prairie, American Masters for Prairie Fires: The American Wilder: A Writer’s Life and MORE SADNESS, YOU FIND MORE REALITY is pleased to premiere Laura Ingalls Dreams of Laura Ingalls editor of Wilder’s New York IN HER BOOKS.” —Pamela Smith Hill, author, Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Writer's Life Wilder: Prairie to Page. Wilder; Wilder historian Times bestselling memoir, Directed and produced by Emmy® William Anderson; says in the film. The eight bestselling novels—originally Award winner Mary McDonagh Murphy published in the 1930s and 1940s, with (Harper Lee: American Masters), the film a ninth book published posthumously— explores the cultural legacy and com- LIW THIS PAGE: MO. HOME AND MUSEUM, MANSFIELD, LIW HISTORIC COVER: OF CHRIS CZAJKA COURTESY OPPOSITE: SD. DE SMET, MEMORIAL SOCIETY, American Masters—Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page will be available to stream following the broadcast via the American Masters website (pbs.org/americanmasters) Major funding for American Masters—Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page is provided by the National Endowment for and the THIRTEEN Explore app (thirteen.org/explore). Join the conversation on social the Humanities, Doug and Carol Baker, Sr., and the Doug and Julie Baker, Jr. Foundation. 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