>>> caroline fraser discusses the life and novels of laura ingalls wilder. she explains the differences between actual events in the author's life, "the little house on the prairie" books, and the television adaptation. the jefferson county, missouri, library hosted this event. >>> good evening, everybody. we are thrilled to see you here tonight. this is the third and final program in this series. we've kept ms. fraser very busy for the last two days and we've had wonderful crowds turn out each time. we sold out of the books. it's been really very satisfying and to have c-span here taping this to show on television is just icing on the cake. it's a wonderful thing to know that something so positive representing jefferson county will be on television. [ applause ] my job tonight is to introduce the two people on the podium who will be conducting this conversation. jane henderson is the book editor at the st. louis post dispatch. she grew up in st. louis and graduated from the university of missouri columbia with degrees in journalism and english literature. s

. >>> caroline fraser discusses the life and novels of laura ingalls wilder. she explains the differences between actual events in the author's life, "the little house on the prairie" books, and the television adaptation. the jefferson county, missouri, library hosted this event. >>> good evening, everybody. we are thrilled to see you here tonight. this is the third and final program in this series. we've kept ms. fraser very busy for the last two days and we've had wonderful crowds turn out each time. we sold out of the books. it's been really very satisfying and to have c-span here taping this to show on television is just icing on the cake. it's a wonderful thing to know that something so positive