Dedra Birzer of Hillsdale College joins me to discuss the works and views of Laura Ingalls Wilder and her daughter Rose Wilder Lane, who was an important libertarian writer in her own right. Wilder recently had her name removed from an important children’s literature award by the American Library Association, so we begin with a discussion of that.
Article Mentioned
“Librarians Without Chests: A Response to the ALSC’s Denigration of Laura Ingalls Wilder,” by Dedra Birzer
Books Mentioned
The Discovery of Freedom: Man’s Struggle Against Authority, by Rose Wilder Lane
Young Pioneers, by Rose Wilder Lane
Free Land, by Rose Wilder Lane
The Little House series, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The God of the Machine, by Isabel Paterson
Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder, by Caroline Fraser
Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Previous Appearance
Ep. 849 The Perils of a National History Curriculum (Dedra and Brad Birzer)
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