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Emily Caroline Cather's Trunk

… moved to Webster County in 1877.   The Cather’s pioneer settlement of the Great Plains is part of a grander … and migrants from the U.S. The stories are different—one group generally more financially and culturally … including the Czechs in  My Ántonia , Germans in  One of Ours , and Swedish in  O Pioneers! , receive much attention, …
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Reading Willa Cather

… us for a sesquicentennial celebration of Willa Cather , one of the most singular and treasured American writers of … century. Cather’s groundbreaking fiction (including O Pioneers! , My Ántonia , One of Ours , The Professor’s House , and Death Comes for the …
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Annotations from the Archives: The End of an Era for the Chief

… we received the last edition of the Red Cloud Chief , a newspaper that had a 150-year history. It was Webster … local history or, in our case, exploring the life of Willa Cather. We know that Willa Cather held a warm place in her … Company K Guard unit, I wanted to see what I could find out about Seb,” Tucker said. Image Seb Johnson serving in …
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Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources

… by Willa Cather. Our Director of Education and Engagement, Rachel Olsen, can arrange for your class to take part in these activities; you can contact her at rolsen@willacather.org.   Image Area 4th graders try out …
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Short Biography of Willa Cather

… for My Ántonia , Cather received the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours . She won the William Dean Howells Medal for Death … selected her final resting place and designed her tombstone, which features these memorable words from My Ántonia : …
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Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol

… Image Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Image Willa Cather statue representing Nebraska at National Statuary … them. And so I wrote O Pioneers! .” This novel and others set in Nebraska, including My Ántonia and A Lost Lady, … incorporated. These include a turquoise jacket that was a gift to Cather from her editors, Alfred and Blanche Knopf, …
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Reading Willa Cather at the Jaffrey Public Library

… join us for a sesquicentennial celebration of Willa Cather, one of the most singular and treasured American writers of the 20th century. Cather’s story is one defined by a lifetime of determination, struggle, and … groundbreaking fiction ( O Pioneers! , My Ántonia , One of Ours , The Professor’s House , Death Comes for the …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa … The town of Red Cloud and its prairie landscapes were settings in some of Cather’s most popular writings, … Willa Cather Bookstore will have an extensive offering of gifts and books at 15% off. Visitors on tour in December …
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Celebrating 150 Years of Willa Cather

… evening of readings to celebrate 150 years of Willa Cather, one of the most significant and treasured American writers … essays, short stories, and the critically acclaimed novels  One of Ours ,  O Pioneers! ,  The Song of the Lark , and  My …
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Willa Cather Biography

… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is … held that “he was in competition with the best in American fiction—with Melville, James, Wharton, Hemingway, Faulkner, … and its contents have been combined and extended into The Complete Letters of Willa Cather , an online resource …
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