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Annotations from the Archives: The Cather Family Library
… details of "The Grief of the Pasha" in her 1915 novel, The Song of the Lark. Image Willa Cather wrote her name and the year 1882 in … part of both of the family's Red Cloud homes between 1884–1936. Some of the books were published far earlier and may …
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Celebrating 150 Years of Willa Cather
… acclaimed novels One of Ours , O Pioneers! , The Song of the Lark , and My Ántonia . In partnership with the Ames …
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Willa Cather Biography
… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is … of scientific inquiry" which "ranges from the dawn of history to the present moment" (60). Ironically, the Chief … that transformed her career. Building upon her solid foundation as an energetic journalist in Lincoln and …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway
… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway Set to Reopen in … took ownership of the Willa Cather Childhood Home from History Nebraska in 2019 and is committed to preserving and … new fire and intrusion alarm systems, roof replacement, foundation repair, recreation of the original fence, and …
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Celebrate the Achievements of Willa Cather and her 150th Birthday
… Image Willa Cather, c. 1912 Image Talk by Dr. Robert Thacker, President, Willa Cather … and cemented the reputation her prairie-plains novels ( O Pioneers! [1913], The Song of the Lark [1915], and …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870 — Silas … of the Panic of 1893. Blind Boone, a well-known African American pianist, performs at the Red Cloud Opera House. … McClure’s as Alexander’s Masquerade . Cather tours the Southwest for the first time while visiting her brother …
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Book Club Resources
… Book Club Resources The National Willa Cather Center can … special arrangements for a book club visit to Red Cloud. O Pioneers! O Pioneers! The Song of the Lark The Song of the Lark My …
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A Visit with Sarah Arneson
… as Constanza from Mozart’s Abduction of the Seraglio A Visit with Sarah Arneson Red Cloud’s Very Own Operatic … on a Fulbright and then to Vienna, where she first read Willa Cather’s novel, The Song of the Lark . “That is when … younger audiences—or any first-time opera listener—to experience opera as an art form? I would recommend that they …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration
… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration … took ownership of the Willa Cather Childhood Home from History Nebraska in 2019 and is committed to preserving and … cedar shingle roof, gutters, and downspouts Repair of the foundation and reconstruction of window wells Retention of …
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Novels
… Novels If you are an educator and would like to contribute a lesson … Document The Song of the Lark Review Questions 137.76 KB O Pioneers! Alexandra Tames the Wild Land "Bergson had spent … of his sons rode herd there in open weather." Document O Pioneers High School Curriculum Unit 474.73 KB Document O …
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