Little House Lied About Pa's Life and Money! What Was He Really Worth?
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In November 1875, the real Charles Ingalls swore his family was "wholly without means" and received two half barrels of flour in grasshopper relief. On TV, Pa always found a way. So could Charles Ingalls really afford the Little House on the Prairie life?
In this video, we price out the Ingalls family with real 1870s numbers: the Homestead Act and its $18 in fees, the Plum Creek land Charles paid $430 for and sold three days later for $400, Minnesota wheat prices and yields, the Rocky Mountain locust plague of 1873 to 1877, and what rural teachers like Mary and Laura actually earned.
We also look at the episodes where money shows up on screen: A Harvest of Friends, the $7.87 stove in Christmas at Plum Creek, the nitroglycerin job in The Long Road Home, The Inheritance, the move to Winoka, and why Walnut Grove was blown up for real in The Last Farewell.
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Did the Ingalls family look poor to you, or just hardworking? Tell us in the comments.
#LittleHouseOnThePrairie #LauraIngallsWilder #ClassicTV #MichaelLandon #WalnutGrove #Homesteading #TVHistory #CostOfLiving #RetroTV
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Little House Lied About Pa's Life and Money! What Was He Really Worth?
American TV Money
1,147 views
In November 1875, the real Charles Ingalls swore his family was "wholly without means" and received two half barrels of flour in grasshopper relief. On TV, Pa always found a way. So could Charles Ingalls really afford the Little House on the Prairie life?
In this video, we price out the Ingalls family with real 1870s numbers: the Homestead Act and its $18 in fees, the Plum Creek land Charles paid $430 for and sold three days later for $400, Minnesota wheat prices and yields, the Rocky Mountain locust plague of 1873 to 1877, and what rural teachers like Mary and Laura actually earned.
We also look at the episodes where money shows up on screen: A Harvest of Friends, the $7.87 stove in Christmas at Plum Creek, the nitroglycerin job in The Long Road Home, The Inheritance, the move to Winoka, and why Walnut Grove was blown up for real in The Last Farewell.
If you love Little House on the Prairie, Laura Ingalls Wilder, classic TV history and vintage cost-of-living breakdowns, subscribe for more.
Did the Ingalls family look poor to you, or just hardworking? Tell us in the comments.
#LittleHouseOnThePrairie #LauraIngallsWilder #ClassicTV #MichaelLandon #WalnutGrove #Homesteading #TVHistory #CostOfLiving #RetroTV