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Oct 18, 2013indi rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The entire Little House on the Prairie series written by Laura Ingalls Wilder is amazing. Do not let the television show mislead you as it was so vastly different than the truth and from their real lives, it shouldn't have had the same title. The behaviour of the characters in this show would have been incomprehensible back in Laura's time. I highly recommend the entire series to any and all ages. It is so wonderful to read about such a loving and supportive family. It is very interesting to learn of the way of life back then when the U.S. was being taken over by white settlers - even to learn how racist Ma was to go so far as to say, "The only good Indian is a dead Indian" as they built a house on Indian Territory. Pa had the best sense to not war with the Indians. He was respectful to them and thus the Chief he treated well, ended up saving their lives as other tribes were insistent on going to war but this leader was the one that stopped them all - So much for Ma's theory! It is also educational to learn the ways they lived in a simpler time. I was astounded how they would iron and starch their clothes even while camping!