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Legends & Stories: The Changing Ecology of the Great Plains
… on the resilience of ecosystems, particularly in the Great Plains, and understanding the legacies fire leaves on … explores the appearance of the railroad in American literature, focusing on how the railroad changed conceptions …
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Experience America’s Literary Legacy
… weatherscapes, or the deep and immense pageant of the night sky. Take a walk (and bring a picnic) amidst the great ocean … This spacious loft apartment is located on the upper floor of the historic 1886 "Moon Block" which houses the … with large windows and natural light bathe the wood floors throughout. A fully equipped and applianced kitchen …
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An Immersive Willa Cather Experience
Image Walking on the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie Image The Willa Cather Childhood Home was reopened in December 2023 after a 16-month restoraton. Image The Red Cloud Opera House and National Willa Cather Center in downtown Red Cloud. Image The Pavelka …
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The Passing Show: What Makes a House a Home
… Image Inhabiting Cather's Work Spring Conference Saturday, Jun 7, 2025 | 1 - 2:30pm CT National Willa Cather Center 413 N. Webster Street Red Cloud , NE … have shaped him as an artist, historian, storyteller and dancer. Steve provides activities during his residencies …
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Guided Willa Cather Tours
… Guided Willa Cather Tours The National Willa Cather Center and many … Please check our hours of operation when planning your visit, and be sure to scroll through the full list of tour …
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Cather Sesquicentennial
… America , 7:00 p.m. ET • In-person and live stream ticket options available • Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, 2537 Broadway …
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Willa Cather, Wales, Wymore, and the World
… and through Wymore—which she alluded to in her novel My Ántonia. Now retired, Steve Shively taught English at …
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How to Tell a War Story: Hemingway and Cather In Conversation
… Cather and Ernest Hemingway share many early influences—a Great Plains upbringing, early journalistic experience, and … of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Master's degree in American literature and creative writing, with a specialization in …
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Meet our 2023 Humanities Interns!
… prairie and farmland around Red Cloud, and being close to nature. Since arriving in Red Cloud he has increased his … perfect summer would be spent delving into her life in the place Cather grew up. “ While at the National Willa Cather … • The next application process will take place in spring 2024. …
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68th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference
… Drawn from her 2021 history, Grasslands Grown: Creating Place on the U.S. Northern Plains and Canadian Plains , … Their aesthetic expressions sought to create a sense of place by restorying the northern grasslands with settler … by University of Nebraska Press (2021), includes Rozum’s “‘Nature Rarely Establishes Sharp Boundaries’: Settler Society …
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