Episode 112: Little Scam on the Prairie (Little House on the Prairie)

This week Amanda and Victoria discuss Manifest Destiny, the Minnesota Massacre, the lie of Westward expansion and why neither host can spell prairie.

To Listen Along: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unfortunately-required/episodes/Little-Scam-on-the-Prairie-Little-House-on-the-Prairie-e2ic6fb

To Drink Along:

• Ginger Kombucha
  OR 
• Old Timey Not At All Racist Lemonade
  OR
• A fun optional mixture of the two: Switchel-ade

Resources:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/interactive-map-shows-you-what-indigenous-land-you-live-on-180980920

Killer of the Flower Moon by David Grann

Housewife by Lisa Selin Davis 

Little House on the Prairie (novel) – Wikipedia

Little House on the Prairie Historical Context (bookanalysis.com)

Prairie Fires by Caroline Fraser

Laura Ingalls Wilder – Wikipedia

LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder (youtube.com)

Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page | American Masters | PBS

The Inconvenient Truth of Smokey Bear
The Black Legend, Native Americans, and Spaniards: Crash Course US History #1
When is Thanksgiving? Colonizing America: Crash Course US History #2The Natives and the English – Crash Course US History #3
Westward Expansion: Crash Course US History #24