Literary Figure. He was known as Laura's friend and hero, "Cap Garland", in Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House" books. In "The Long Winter", he saved the town of De Smet from starvation by going 15 miles to find wheat in a blizzard, along with Almanzo James Wilder, Laura's future husband. In real life, the two, with Cap only in his mid-teens, really did save the town from starving, and Cap was known for his flashing grin, white/blonde hair, and pale blue eyes. Cap died as a young man in a threshing machine accident.
Literary Figure. He was known as Laura's friend and hero, "Cap Garland", in Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House" books. In "The Long Winter", he saved the town of De Smet from starvation by going 15 miles to find wheat in a blizzard, along with Almanzo James Wilder, Laura's future husband. In real life, the two, with Cap only in his mid-teens, really did save the town from starving, and Cap was known for his flashing grin, white/blonde hair, and pale blue eyes. Cap died as a young man in a threshing machine accident.
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