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Cather Inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame

… first achieved national recognition for novels such as O Pioneers! and My Ántonia, in which she drew on her own …
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Music on the Prairie

… so vividly described in works such as My Ántonia and O Pioneers!. “Music on the Cather Prairie” featuring Mike … (Blue Yodels), Bob Wills’ western swing, and Sons of the Pioneers (“Tumbling Tumbleweeds”) as well as musical greats …
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Celebrate National Pollinator Week on the Prairie

…  "We come and go, but the land is always here...” —O Pioneers! Here in Nebraska we are surrounded by wide open …
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Lingua Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing

… about Willa Cather through school-assigned readings of O Pioneers! and My Ántonia . But, it wasn’t until later, as a …
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Tim Youd: Retyping Willa Cather

… Youd will retype three Cather novels in their entirety: O Pioneers !, The Song of the Lark and My Ántonia . These will … 10-29. In addition, from April 1-8, Youd will retype O Pioneers! , hosted by the Willa Cather Archive at the …
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Virtual Book Talk With Daryl W. Palmer

… the relationship with Nebraska in the years leading up to O Pioneers! is more dynamic than many have thought.  Palmer is …
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Bus Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators

… boxed lunch ($15 per person, inc. tax/tip) or a customized menu at extra cost. Or let us plan a perfect prairie …
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Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson

… if the funds are there! What do you expect from your membership in the Willa Cather Foundation? We are looking … we find interesting. We also like contributing, through the membership, to further the preservation and restoration of … — she'd love to hear from you! To learn more about membership in the Willa Cather Foundation  click here  or at …
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Webster County Sixth Grader MaKenna Karr Celebrates Antonette Willa Skupa Turner

… about where I lived,” Karr explained. She has also read O Pioneers!  and she has a copy of Sapphira and the Slave Girl … works that inspire her, Karr said, “I love Alexandra in O Pioneers! She’s awesome. She took over after her father’s …
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Sunflower Trails Across the Great Plains

… Helianthus annuus  and  Helianthus petiolarus . Mormon pioneers described finding sage and sunflowers in 1850s Utah …
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