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Novels

… to contribute a lesson plan or activity based on teaching Willa Cather in your classroom, please contact director of … her heart, was it, or under her cheek? Anyhow, it was about her somewhere, that warm sureness, that sturdy little …
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Potter Block Rehabilitation Reaches Fundraising Milestones

… stays. When developed and conjoined to the National Willa Cather Center’s Farmers and Merchants Bank next door, the … economic impact on Red Cloud of nearly $6 million per year. About Hotel Garber Hotel Garber will be a 26-room boutique …
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Potter Block Ceremonial Groundbreaking

… a Reality October 13, 2022 A standing-room only crowd of about 100 people gathered at the Potter Block (346 N. … the years. When developed and conjoined to the National Willa Cather Center’s Farmers and Merchants Bank next door, the …
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Youth and the Bright Medusa

… is a collection of eight short stories by the prolific Willa Cather. Four of the pieces contained in this collection were … formulated collection of succinct yet powerful questions about the true function of art and the loss of youth. …
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The Professor's House

… to a new home. While the rest of his family is excited about the move, St. Peter can’t seem to detach himself from … over the course of a few years, is an excellent example of Cather’s ability to use complex structures and a simplistic … fill in the gaps.  The Professor's House  is a true show of Willa Cather's skill as an accomplished writer. Download …
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Dane Church

… cemetery are known locally as the Dane Church. During Cather's time in the area, the church hired a Czech … Ondrak to paint an altarpiece, "Christ in the Garden." When Willa Cather took her father to see it, Charles Cather observed …
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The Song of the Lark

… fierce ambition are not enough. It is in the solitude of a tiny rock chamber high in the side of an Arizona cliff-"a …
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One of Ours

… been searching for all his life. In  One of Ours  (1922) Willa Cather explores the destiny of a grandchild of the pioneers, …
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Death Comes for the Archbishop

… Catholicism.   Instead of the Nebraska prairies that made Willa Cather famous, Death Comes for the Archbishop … narratives which helped solidify her as an extraordinary American author.  Download Discussion Questions Buy the book …
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2023 High School Scholarship Awards Enable Pursuit of Humanities Degrees

… Pursuit of Humanities Degrees Awarded at our 68th annual Willa Cather Spring Conference July 7, 2023 On Friday, June 2, we … pursuing a higher education degree. For more information about our scholarship funds, please contact director of …
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