Netflix's Little House On The Prairie Is A Betrayal

Netflix's new Little House on the Prairie is a lot of things, but the story of the Ingalls family is not really one of them. The book that season one is based on — the third in Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved nine-part series — chronicles the family's westward journey to Kansas and their efforts to build a homestead in Indian Territory, 40 miles from the nearest town. Most of the book takes place at their home, for which the book is named, and its endearing stories of life on the prairie have inspired generations of little readers to mimic the grit, independence, and discipline that helped families like the Ingalls build the West...