February 7 in American History
Born in a Wisconsin log cabin, Wilder drew on her pioneer childhood to write the Little House books, which taught generations of American children what frontier life actually took: hard work, family, self-reliance, and making do. Her plain, warm chronicle of settling the prairie became a permanent part of the American self-image.
In 1867: Laura Ingalls Wilder is born. Born in a Wisconsin log cabin, Wilder drew on her pioneer childhood to write the Little House books, which taught generations of American children what frontier life actually took: hard work, family, self-reliance, and making do.
Born in a Wisconsin log cabin, Wilder drew on her pioneer childhood to write the Little House books, which taught generations of American children what frontier life actually took: hard work, family, self-reliance, and making do. Her plain, warm chronicle of settling the prairie became a permanent part of the American self-image.
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