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The Long Winter
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
This book, the sixth in the Little House series, follows the Ingalls family as they pass a treacherous, blizzard-laden winter in the town of De Smet. The town never gets more than a day or two between blizzards, and before long its residents - including the Ingalls family - are on the brink of starvation. It is only the heroic actions of Almanzo Wilder and Cap Garland that save them from certain doom.
As with the other Little House books, I re-read this with my daughter. Although the tale of near-doom held my attention, this book was on the repetitive side and I don't think the detailed retelling of every. single. blizzard was necessary. I do think this is instructive: we live much softer, easier lives than those settlers did and from the details provided it seems likely that the house was below freezing for much of the winter. As we recently lost power in our home for nine days, this is particularly relevant: we found the house uninhabitable at fifty degrees. The settlers in the town of De Smet had to contend with much more dire conditions in their homes - daily. It is also a reminder of what can happen when people / towns depend on others for sustenance or safety.
As with the other Little House books, I re-read this with my daughter. Although the tale of near-doom held my attention, this book was on the repetitive side and I don't think the detailed retelling of every. single. blizzard was necessary. I do think this is instructive: we live much softer, easier lives than those settlers did and from the details provided it seems likely that the house was below freezing for much of the winter. As we recently lost power in our home for nine days, this is particularly relevant: we found the house uninhabitable at fifty degrees. The settlers in the town of De Smet had to contend with much more dire conditions in their homes - daily. It is also a reminder of what can happen when people / towns depend on others for sustenance or safety.