Tag: Little House on the Prairie

Sean of the South: Waking up Pa Ingalls’ fiddle

“…I see it now,” Laura said to herself, “though I didn’t then—we never could have gotten through it all without Pa’s fiddle.”

Sean of the South: Little house on the high prairie

I think what touches me most about this old homeplace is how similar the inhabitants were to my own people. My own relatives who grappled against the elements, against fate, against better advice, to build a life of independence and prerogative. To be fully American. Or die trying.

Annie Holmquist: Returning to pioneer values with Netflix's 'Little House' reboot

Mix pioneer values into the new Netflix reboot and this Little House series may be even more of a success than the one that gave Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert legendary status.