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The World War II Experience of Clarence O. Williams
… of Clarence O. Williams The story behind the play, Not Too Far Distant October 15, 2024 Playwright Becky Boesen gleaned … Division. According to his son Thomas, “for reasons he never shared, he took a camera with him, and produced the … carefully catalogued and documented album after returning home, ultimately settling in Lincoln, Nebraska.” He …
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"Books Old and New"
… Image Some children's books in the Willa Cather Childhood Home Image Willa Cather in Pittsburgh "Books Old and New" … Books Old and New. Helen Delay "My book and heart shall never part." —New England Primer [The editor of this … us who have read over and over the books we possess and are far from circulating libraries often drop out of the way of …
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The Potter Family
… Jennie McDougal (1843–1923), in 1860. He served in Company F of the 19th Iowa Volunteers; after being wounded, he … them. Often he would build a house for themselves and just get moved in when he would sell it and then build another, thus keeping them on the move every few months. His …
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Willa Cather Biography
… he published her stories ("The Sculpter's Funeral," "Paul's Case"), but after she arrived there her contributions to the … Harbison. New York: Penguin, 1999. Hicks, Granville. "The Case Against Willa Cather." 1933. Willa Cather and Her …
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“Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle” Celebrates 100 Years
… on Vermont in the Nation ,— the only interesting one so far in that dull and deadly series , the only one that … pastry shops of Prague or Vienna. The American lard pie never corrupted the Czech…” Her essay ends: "The population … grew from girlhood to maturity in Nebraska. Although her home is now in that mecca for the literary artisan, New …
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The Art Connection
… the good things in the past and her connection with the farm land. Gwen Lewis was born in Red Cloud, Nebraska, and … on the family farm in central Nebraska, and her roots have never strayed very far. Close family and community ties have … in pastels, but her most recent work features layers of homemade paper and acrylic to create mixed media …
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Lingua Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing
… and designer Rachelle Hruska MacPherson’s grandparents’ home in Ceresco, Nebraska as well as on the Hruska Family Farm, in Ulysses, Nebraska. Recently, we asked Rachelle more … Plains, and Red Cloud, that you share with people who’ve never been here before? The more I travel, the more I come …
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