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Born in Virginia, Willa Cather (1873-1947) and her family moved to Nebraska when she was nine. Upon graduating from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1896, Willa Cather moved to Pittsburgh where she lived for 10 years, writing for a women's magazine, Home Monthly, then working as a editor and critic for the Pittsburgh Leader newspaper. She also contributed stories and verse to a local magazine called The Library. In addition, while living in Pittsburgh, Willa Cather taught English and Latin at Allegheny High School on Pittsburgh's Northside.
Banner photo of Pittsburgh at sunset was taken by Jason Pratt, 2005. Cropped. CC BY 2.0
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Selected Books by Willa Cather
A number of the books below are available to read for free through Internet Archive. However, to read them, you must sign up for a free Internet Archive account. Those not available to read online can be borrowed from an Allegheny County public library.
Selected Works About Willa Cather
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Willa Cather: A Critical Introduction
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The Landscape and the Looking Glass: Willa Cather's Search for Value
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Willa Cather's Gift of Sympathy
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Willa Cather: Her Life and Art
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Willa Cather: Critical Insights
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Web Resources
Ann Safford Mandel Collection of Cather Papers (Smith College)
Guide to the Papers of Willa Cather, 1899-1949 ( University of Virginia)
"The Carnegie Museum," by Willa Cather (Willa Cather Archive)
Willa Cather (American Academy of Poets)
Willa Cather Collections (Nebraska Archives Online)
National Willa Cather Center Collections
Willa Cather House, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh (Secret Pittsburgh)
Cather in Pittsburgh Videos
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