Laura, her husband Almanzo and their daughter Rose leave South Dakota and head for Missouri in search of a better, more financially stable life. It's a daunting journey, but they're sustained by their resolve. However, they're faced with an even greater challenge after their arrival: an ailing and bedridden Almanzo is unable to tend their new land. With winter fast on its way, Laura attempts to clear the land herself and plant the acres of apple trees that they hope will ensure their future.
Acting
Walton Goggins pre-Justified, pre-mustache
Production
Shot in Canada pretending to be Missouri
Costume
Historically accurate bonnet game
Director
Marcus Cole
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This TV movie was part of a brief 2000s trend of Little House revivals, capitalizing on Melissa Gilbert's political career and nostalgia demographics.
The real Laura Ingalls Wilder heavily edited her autobiography to create the children's books' wholesome frontier myth—this film chooses the myth.
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