Examining The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder
"This year, we had to do without. We have food and electricity, but when we ran out of things, we had to make do," said Thompson, 51, a travel writer from Cadillac, Mich. "In random times, Laura came to mind. Being without didn't tear her down, it built her up. I was home for two months with just my husband. When we finally went shopping, I thought of Laura's joy in going to town and I thought, girl, I'm feelin' ya." Thompson remembers checking out the "Little House" books from her small-town library. She read them again as an adult before taking road trips to towns where Laura Ingalls lived ...
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