Watch each episode at during or after the premiere date. American Masters: Laura Ingalls Wilder - Prairie to Page reveals the truth behind the bestsellers, exploring a rags-to-riches story that has been embraced by millions of people worldwide. In recent years, Wilder's racist depictions of American Indians and Black people have stirred controversy and made her less appealing to some readers, teachers and librarians. Though Wilder's stories emphasized real life and celebrated stoicism, she omitted the grimmer and contradictory details of her personal history: grinding poverty, government assistance, deprivation and the death of her infant son. Starting with "Little House in the Big Woods," (1932), the books chronicle the adventures of a family struggling to survive on the American frontier and have inspired four generations with the courage and determination of their heroine.
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A Midwestern farm woman who published her first novel at age 65, Laura Ingalls Wilder transformed her frontier childhood into the bestselling "Little House" series. American Masters: Laura Ingalls Wilder - Prairie to Page presents an unvarnished look at the unlikely author whose autobiographical fiction helped shape American ideas of the frontier and self-reliance. 29 at 8pm on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | Explore the life, times and controversial legacy of the writer of the "Little House" series.