Writing and Television Producing Career
MacBride inherited Lane's estate including rights to the substantial Ingalls-Wilder literary estate, including the "Little House on the Prairie" franchise. He is the author of record of three additional "Little House" books, and began the "Rocky Ridge Years" series of children's novels, describing Lane's Ozark childhood. He published two books on constitutional law - The American Electoral College and Treaties versus the Constitution, as well as a Libertarian Party manifesto - A New Dawn for America: The Libertarian Challenge.
In the 1970s, MacBride co-created the television series Little House on the Prairie and served as a co-producer for the show.
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