Pioneer Spirit and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Family
Special | 23m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Jennifer Van Haaften discusses Laura Ingalls Wilder’s portrayal of pioneer life.
Jennifer Van Haaften, Assistant Director of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, discusses how the lives of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s pioneer family was portrayed in her novels and presents a more complex image of what it was like to live on the prairie during the late nineteenth century.
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University Place is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin
University Place is made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Pioneer Spirit and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Family
Special | 23m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Jennifer Van Haaften, Assistant Director of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, discusses how the lives of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s pioneer family was portrayed in her novels and presents a more complex image of what it was like to live on the prairie during the late nineteenth century.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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