In early 2023, I decided that I was going to really go past the bubble that surrounds Laura Ingalls-Wilder’s Little House books. I wanted to learn more about the history of the time, about the descriptions that helped a whole cottage-core aesthetic and about Laura Ingalls-Wilder herself.
Trying to find more resources on Little House on the Prairie? Maybe wanting to start a read-a-long of your own? Here’s where to start:
The Read-a-long
Videos to Check Out
Early American’s Youtube Channel
Bernadette Banner: Investigation of a Sewing Machine from 1867
Bernadette Banner: Instructions on how to make an apron from scratch
Bernadette Banner: Making an Victorian Coat
Tasting History with Max Miller: Johnny Appleseed
Pioneer PBS: Growing vegetables in an 1800s Prairie Garden
Crash Course History: Westward Expansion