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Born: Dec. 7, 1873 - Winchester, Virginia
Died: April 24, 1947 - New York City
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 hen the road began to climb the first long swells of the Divide, Alexandra hummed an old Swedish hymn, and Emil wondered why his sister looked so happy. Her face was so radiant that he felt shy about asking her. For the first time, perhaps, since that land emerged from the waters of geologic ages, a human face was set toward it with love and yearning. It seemed beautiful to her, rich and strong and glorious. Her eyes drank in the breadth of it, her tears blinded her. Then the Genius of the Divide, the great, free spirit which breathes across it, must have bent lower than it ever bent to a human will before. The history of every county begins in the heart of a man or a woman.
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Teaching Topics in Social Studies
Willa Cather wrote many books based on her experience with the PIONEERS and
FARMERS of the AMERICAN MIDWEST.
She found the CHARACTER of the IMMIGRANT community of her native Nebraska inspiring; SPIRIT and COURAGE were common themes. Her later works show her growing disillusionment with the INDUSTRIAL world.
Teaching Topics in Language Arts
Willa Cather had an extensive background in EDITING from her experience with the
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Pittsburgh Journal and McClure's magazine.
Her first published work was a collection of POEMS called April Twilights, followed by a collection of SHORT STORIES called The Troll Garden. Her most CRITICALY ACCLAIMED works were NOVELS based on her native Nebraska. LANDSCAPE and SETTING were essential elements in her novels and often took on a character of their own.
| Facts About Willa Cather and O Pioneers |
- Willa Cather was born in Back Creek, Virginia on December 7th, 1873
- When she was 9 the family moved to Red Cloud, NE
- She attended the University of Nebraska, where she often dressed as William Cather, her opposite sex "twin"
- She worked on the editorial staff at McClure's Magazine in NYC for six years
- Cather won the Pulitzer Prize in 1923 for One of Ours
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