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Amy Balmanno

… Image Amy Balmanno Fresno, CA Amy Balmanno is a great-great-granddaughter of Anna and John … up in California and spent many summers in Blue Hill with my great-grandmother, Antonette Pavelka Kort. When she first read My Ántonia as a teenager, Cather's novel helped her envision …
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Amy L. Springer

… Image Amy L. Springer Red Cloud, Nebraska Originally from New Orleans, Amy Springer first came to Red Cloud as a Willa Cather … American Authors" course, where I was first enchanted by My Antonia and its enduring sense of place, and deep attention …
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Jack F. Preis

… traveler of the Midwest and Great Plains. "I first read My Ántonia in college while, during my summers, I was working on a farm in Illinois. When I read …
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Book a Guest Speaker for Your Group

… use the booking form to request a date. Presentation Topics My Ántonia : The Story of An American Novel Death Comes for … Book” Willa Cather and the American Frontier: Exploring My Ántonia and Death Comes for the Archbishop Willa Cather: …
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Willa Cather, American Voice

… a series of groundbreaking novels, including O Pioneers! , My Ántonia , One of Ours , The Professor’s House , and Death …
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Home for the Holidays

… depictions turn up in novels and short stories such as My Ántonia and "The Burglar's Christmas." She likely carried …
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All Aboard: West-Bound Trains in American Culture

… the settlement of the West. About the Depot The original two-story section of the depot, constructed in 1897, is the … allowed for additional exhibit space, and the site is now accessible thanks to the addition of paved walkways and … project, in which we have tried to foreground two fundamental questions: Why is this site/object/person …
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Group and Motorcoach Tours

… Group and Motorcoach Tours Discover the World of Willa Cather on the American Prairie Embark on a literary oasis … please call 402-746-2653. What Your Group Will Experience Visit the fully-restored  Willa Cather Childhood home and … or a picnic on the prairie! Exclusives for Bus Tours Meals, Lodging, and Perks Free meal & tours for bus drivers/tour …
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Guided Willa Cather Tours

… Guided Willa Cather Tours The National Willa Cather Center and many of our … seven building tours all include the Willa Cather Childhood Home. Please check our hours of operation when planning your …
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A Special Challenge Grant Opportunity

… Cather Center proudly completed a nationwide “Big Read” of My Ántonia , and what an inspiring journey it has been! … support, we provided more than one thousand free copies of My Ántonia to students, teachers, and book clubs. Together, … Center Literature in Classrooms Student Response “When my English teacher assigned My Ántonia for our reading …
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