Prairie Rose: A Bold Defender of American Liberty

Prairie Rose: A Bold Defender of American Liberty
Rose Wilder Lane in Brittany, France, circa 1921. National Archives. Public Domain
Jeff Minick
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Today, Rose Wilder Lane (1886–1968) is best remembered, if she is remembered at all, as the daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the beloved “Little House” books, children’s stories that Rose helped shape and edit before they appeared in public.

Rose Wilder Lane, circa 1905–1910. National Archives. (Public Domain)
Rose Wilder Lane, circa 1905–1910. National Archives. Public Domain
Jeff Minick
Jeff Minick
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Jeff Minick has four children and a growing platoon of grandchildren. For 20 years, he taught history, literature, and Latin to seminars of homeschooling students in Asheville, N.C. He is the author of two novels, “Amanda Bell” and “Dust on Their Wings,” and two works of nonfiction, “Learning as I Go” and “Movies Make the Man.” Today, he lives and writes in Front Royal, Va.
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