The Real Little House Love Story of Laura Ingalls and Almanzo Wilder
Laura Ingalls Wilder opened up her personal life to the world when she wrote the autobiographical book series, the
Little House on the Prairie. The stories about the Ingalls family have since been turned into an iconic TV series starring
Michael Landon, following their years spent in Walnut Grove, Minnesota to Laura s marriage to Almanzo Wilder. While there are a few differences between the
Little House books and the TV show s adaptation of their relationship, one thing that was real was the 10 year age difference.
The Ingalls family first met Almanzo in the town of De Smet, South Dakota, at the time known as the Dakota territory. Almanzo had moved to the area with his brother and sister after leaving their farm in update New York. Laura even wrote a book chronicling Almanzo s childhood,