Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Why 'Little House on the Prairie' is politically relevant
Author Laura Ingalls Wilder’s 150th birthday is this month. An anniversary collection of her books is out. The stories are set in post-Civil War America.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readAuthor Laura Ingalls Wilder’s 150th birthday is this month. An anniversary collection of her books is out. The stories are set in post-Civil War America. Children’s books editor for the New York Times, Maria Russo, says there’s much to learn from how the frontier family navigated that time, especially as we navigate today’s fractious era in America.
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4 of 4Why 'Moonlight's' Oscar win matters- 0:00Fallout from Oscars mixup, and significance of 'Moonlight's' win
- 10:47Immigration concerns reverberate through Central Valley
- 22:53Diplomat: Muslims must take responsibility for Islamic extremism
- 38:29Why 'Little House on the Prairie' is politically relevantYou’re reading this