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Little House on the Prairie, Ch. 1: Going West


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Pa decides the Big Woods have become too crowded, and moves the family to the High Prairie of Kansas.
This book was the basis for the popular television show by the same name.
There are themes in the book that describe attitudes that would be considered backward and racist today. It is not the intention to either highlight or censor these, but to let them stand as they are in the book, as a record of historical interest.
Little House on the Prairie (book) on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_House_on_the_Prairie#Little_House_on_the_Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Ingalls_Wilder
The Homestead Act of 1852: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manifest_destiny#Homestead_Act
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