![]() ![]() She graduated in 1894 with a bachelors degree in English. There she began her writing and publishing career and also befriended General John J. ![]() Her family settled in Red Cloud which is just outside of the Southeast Nebraska region but she was no stranger to Southeast Nebraska as she moved to Lincoln in 1890 to enroll in the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. Willa Cather (1873-1947), was born in Virginia and moved to the Nebraska prairie with her family at age 9 in 1883. The second and third books are “ The Song of the Lark” and “ My Antonia“. Published in 1913, the story follows a family of Swedish immigrants homesteading on the prairie. O Pioneers! is the first book in the “Prairie Trilogy” of Nebraska author Willa Cather. Willa Cather – Aime Dupont Photo Studio – During her time as editor of McClure’s Magazine 1906-1912 – New York – Wikimedia Commons ![]()
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