tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post15029541152039074..comments2024-03-28T11:17:43.586+00:00Comments on Read-warbler: Little House on the PrairieCathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-31690994267797008692011-11-10T13:35:14.668+00:002011-11-10T13:35:14.668+00:00Val and Lifeonthecutoff: I've just downloaded ...Val and Lifeonthecutoff: I've just downloaded Letters of a Woman Homesteader to my Kindle. Many thanks for the rec!<br /><br />Kelly: I think you'll find they're well worth a reread.<br /><br />Pat: I think of all the cowboy actors, Robert Fuller was my favourite. Was also rather keen on the actor from Wagon train though... now what was his name? Robert Horton? Something like that. And Ty Hardin from Bronco. I was very immersed in TV westerns. LOL.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-34670940006974371682011-11-09T02:13:17.013+00:002011-11-09T02:13:17.013+00:00I will second Letters of a Woman Homesteader. It i...I will second Letters of a Woman Homesteader. It is a wonderful read about the homesteaders and the west.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-60369989972082839522011-11-08T20:28:11.165+00:002011-11-08T20:28:11.165+00:00ohhh no no.. Michael didn't get "good loo...ohhh no no.. Michael didn't get "good looking" until he was older! lol he was in diapers on Bonanza! LOL LOL ..oh Robert Fuller eh? yeah he was handsome alright!DesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-64734881231926738082011-11-08T18:42:15.385+00:002011-11-08T18:42:15.385+00:00I read the Little House books when I was younger a...I read the Little House books when I was younger and still own them. I should reread them one day!Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-1150983620035212902011-11-08T17:48:24.000+00:002011-11-08T17:48:24.000+00:00Try this one Cath
Letters of a Woman Homesteader ...Try this one Cath<br /><br />Letters of a Woman Homesteader by Elinore Pruitt Stewart<br /><br />it's available free here<br /><br />http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16623<br /><br />it's a goodie honest :0)Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003915263556622215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-40734394148096063992011-11-08T10:56:51.107+00:002011-11-08T10:56:51.107+00:00Yvonne: Bonanza was compulsory viewing in our hous...Yvonne: Bonanza was compulsory viewing in our house too, as were all the American western shows. There seemed to be one every night, Laramie, Wagon Train, Lawman, Bonanza, a couple I can't quite remember the names of - Tenderfoot or something like that? And one with a really big chap called, I think, Clint Walker. I loved them all! Not to mention movies like High Noon, and anything with John Wayne, Gregory Peck, Burt Lancaster and so on. Memories...<br /><br />I'd forgotten that Michael Landon died fairly young too, but now that you mention it it's jogged my memory. Very sad.<br /><br />LOL. Well, I'm glad I'm not the only one inclined towards lists. <br /><br />lifeonthecutoff: I remember being quite disappointed if Pernell Roberts failed to turn up in an episode of Bonanza. And with a main cast of four the chances were high for him not to be there, or just for a couple of minutes. 'Hoss' was wonderful too. <br /><br />I really think I'm going to adore the Little House books, and must make sure that I have all of them. I didn't know that the series had ever touched on the Wisconsin period, I thought it was Prairie only. That's interesting to know.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-40976768060876997282011-11-08T01:29:30.989+00:002011-11-08T01:29:30.989+00:00Well, Cath, as you may already know about me, I lo...Well, Cath, as you may already know about me, I love the Little House books and have read them over and over again, gleaning something different each time, depending on the decade. I'm so glad you enjoyed this one. <br /><br />I watched and re-watch the series, though Michael Landon took a lot of liberties with the story line, I still think it is good family viewing. I did catch the original episodes about the house in Wisconsin and then Little House on the Prairie and, actually, it captured the journey, the wolves, the fear, the Indians coming to the house better than I thought. <br /><br />At any rate, enjoy your reads. <br /><br />Oh, Pernell Roberts was my favorite too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-13830087256166036992011-11-07T16:51:34.156+00:002011-11-07T16:51:34.156+00:00Hi Cath,
I can't recall reading the books as ...Hi Cath,<br /><br />I can't recall reading the books as a child and I was just a little before the television adaptation, although I can certainly remember Michael Landon in 'Bonanza', that was compulsory viewing in our house.<br /><br />I had no idea that Michael had died at such an early age (54) and is buried only a few yards away from his on-screen father in 'Bonanza', Lorne Greene.<br /><br />If I were to undertake a challenge as big as the one you have set for yourself, I too would have a list of all the states and be marking them off when I had a read a book which relates to the state.<br /><br />Guess it must be an age thing, or an English thing, or perhaps we are both just 'nerds'!!!Yvonne @ Fiction Books Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821114534056290177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-43892075581527947212011-11-07T09:26:13.233+00:002011-11-07T09:26:13.233+00:00Pat: Yeah, I would've gone to live in a log ca...Pat: Yeah, I would've gone to live in a log cabin with ML too. Although I preferred the eldest brother in Bonanza - Pernell Roberts I think was the actor's name. First choice though would definitely have been Robert Fuller (Jess Harper) from Laramie! LOL.<br /><br />Yep, *another* series. Luckily they're not $139 to buy...<br /><br />Nicola: You should definitely read these Laura Ingalls Wilder books. They are so charming and very much of their time and place.<br /><br />A couple of people have suggested Willa Cather so I'll definitely be adding her to the list of suggestions I plan to make. Thank you for the rec.<br /><br />Jeane: I know, it's incredible what they were all capable of back then. I suppose if you were heading off into the unknown where there were no shops you had to be able to do everything for yourself. But it's quite impressive, I agree!Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-1260649128204857752011-11-07T05:01:35.943+00:002011-11-07T05:01:35.943+00:00My seven-year-old is reading these books right now...My seven-year-old is reading these books right now so I am revisiting them with her. I was amazed at all the things Pa and Ma were capable of doing- building a chimney, making hats out of straw, making butter, clothing, etc etc. So many skills I can't imagine knowing how to do all those things.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-15332239657531405912011-11-06T23:21:58.654+00:002011-11-06T23:21:58.654+00:00Like you, I missed out on these books as a child a...Like you, I missed out on these books as a child and I loved your review. I now want to read LHOTP. May I recommend Willa Cather's My Antonia for your mid-west part of America. She came from Red Cloud, Nebraska and writes wonderfully about the prairie. I will be avidly following this project Cath as I have a passion for American writing.Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-68598443371910240192011-11-06T13:40:46.637+00:002011-11-06T13:40:46.637+00:00awww my sister the nerd! lol.. well I can't sa...awww my sister the nerd! lol.. well I can't say I read the little house on the prairie books but I sure watch the tv show! Saw all the kids grow up before my eyes! and Michael Landon grew handsomer as he grew older! heck, I woulda gone and lived in a log cabin with him any time! lol... <br /><br />I am glad you enjoyed the book.. I guess this means you have begun yet another series! hmmm, after starting ME on one I'm glad you have yet another lol lol..DesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.com