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Cather Book Club: Sapphira and the Slave Girl
… On April 21 the Willa Cather Book Club will meet to discuss Sapphira and the Slave Girl . There are two meeting times available; 4:00 p.m. at …
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Finding Aids
… Boris Hambourg, ? Heinemann, William, 1863-1920 Hess, Julia Myra Hibben, Jenny Davidson Hibben, John Grier Hills, Laura … Bennett Book Inventory Box 17—Mementos, Photos, Gifts, Notes, including: Map of Grand Manan Drawings … Wedding Anniversary from Willa Cather December 1923 My Ántonia BK-50-306 Willa Cather 1918 1st printing Elsie …
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Through Darkness to Light
… grows on the north side of trees. An estimated 100,000 enslaved people chose to embark on a journey in search of … Willa Cather depicted parts of this journey in her novel Sapphira and the Slave Girl (1940), basing the story of Nancy's escape on Cather …
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Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains
… please contact Director of Education and Engagement Rachel Olsen at rolsen@willacather.org . Humanities Nebraska (HN) provides …
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Support the Willa Cather Birthplace Fund
… her life, struggled to write the story of her home state. Sapphira and the Slave Girl (1940) is of increasing interest to contemporary …
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Willa Cather's Virginia Childhood: A Birthday Celebration
… Romney and Winchester.” Indeed, Cather’s final novel, Sapphira and the Slave Girl (1940), is set near her birthplace just a few miles …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens
… Cather house is vividly described in Cather's novel, The Song of the Lark , and short stories, “Old Mrs. Harris,” and “The Best … is set in the Shenandoah Valley of her early childhood. Events took place across the country throughout 2023-2024 to …
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Willa Cather Biography
… 2023 too, it has sponsored celebratory Cather 150 events held all over the country—Los Angeles, New York, … other places found there too: the desert southwest of The Song of the Lark , The Professor's House , and Death Comes for the …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… 1870 — Silas Garber, former captain in the United States Army, and four other men file homestead claims near a site … miles by team and wagon to the precinct of Catherton. They settle at the homestead of William and Caroline Cather. … need, sends $50 to Annie Sadilek Pavelka to be used for a gift. Annie uses the money to pay for taxes on her farm …
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Willa Cather: Life & Literature
… Sapphira and the Slave Girl and My Ántonia . MSV members: $5; all others: $10. Please register by October 20. Register at the link above or call 540-662-1473, ext. 240. …
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