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… John Pavelka, the couple who inspired characters in both My Ántonia and "Neighbour Rosicky," were married in this … and Irene Miner. The Miners inspired the Harling family of My Ántonia . Cather dedicated My Ántonia “to Carrie and … farm family in Nebraska. “We turned to leave the cave; Antonia and I went up the stairs first, and the children …
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Invitation to Bid - J.L. Miner House
… Miner House serves as a setting for Willa Cather’s novel My Ántonia and as a result is visited by more than 8,000 …
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Special Guests: Paul Giamatti and Clara Wong
… and shared that he was currently reading Cather's The Song of the Lark and had particularly enjoyed Death Comes for the …
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Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal
… “crazy-wall” of evidence and yarn-linked people, places, and ideas, and you get a sense of the connections … but had recently finished a watercolor of the Cathers’ home (the Cather Second Home on Seward Street) and visited with acquaintances of …
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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
… George Marsden, for Rinehart-Marsden Studios, Omaha, 1921. Photographic portrait of Willa Cather. Photographic portrait … 1921. Rinehart-Marsden Studios. Today Willa Cather is one of the most important American novelists of the first … matriculation requirements.) Having just arrived from a small town, she took full advantage of the capital's …
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Celebrate the Achievements of Willa Cather and her 150th Birthday
… Board of Governors Special Events Thursday, Nov 9, 2023 | 7 - 8pm Poudre Libraries — Harmony Library 4616 South … her prairie-plains novels ( O Pioneers! [1913], The Song of the Lark [1915], and especially My Ántonia [1918]) had …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… 16 miles northwest of Red Cloud. Charles and Mary Virginia welcome their first child December 7. Willa Cather is born … Gere, Cather visits Brownville, Nebraska. A feature story about Brownville titled "The Old River Metropolis" was … Lyra Garber, receives serial publication in Century at about the same time. In May, Cather receives the Pulitzer …
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Reading Willa Cather: A Sesquicentennial Celebration
… Image Willa Cather Image Join us at the Boston Athenaeum Special Events … HERE The Boston Athenaeum is pleased to partner with The National Willa Cather Center to commemorate the sesquicentennial of Willa Cather's …
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Reading Willa Cather: A 150th Birthday Celebration
… overview of her life and work will explore her turbulent biography and uniquely American voice. Sprinkled into the …
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