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Wilella Sibert Cather was born in Back Creek Valley Gore Virginia in December 7 1873 She grew up in Virginia and Nebraska She then attended the University of Nebraska initially planning to become a physician but after writing an article for the Nebraska State Journal she became a regular contributor to this journal Because of this she changed her major and graduated with a bachelors degree in English. EPub Three Complete novels set After graduation in 1894 she worked in Pittsburgh as writer for various publications and as a school teacher for approximately 13 years thereafter moving to New York City for the remainder of her life Her novels on frontier life brought her to national recognition In 1923 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her novel One o Wilella Sibert Cather was born in Back Creek Valley Gore Virginia in December 7 1873 She grew up in Virginia and Nebraska She then attended the University of Nebraska initially planning to become a physician but after writing an article for the Nebraska State Journal she became a regular contributor to this journal Because of this she changed her major and graduated with a bachelor s degree in English. PDF Three Complete novels online After graduation in 1894 she worked in Pittsburgh as writer for various publications and as a school teacher for approximately 13 years thereafter moving to New York City for the remainder of her life Her novels on frontier life brought her to national recognition In 1923 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her novel One of Ours 1922 set during World War I She travelled widely and often spent summers in New Brunswick Canada In later life she experienced much negative criticism for her conservative politics and became reclusive burning some of her letters and personal papers including her last manuscript She was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1943 In 1944 Cather received the gold medal for fiction from the National Institute of Arts and Letters an award given once a decade for an author s total accomplishments She died of a cerebral haemorrhage at the age of 73 in New York City site_link Three Complete Novels O Pioneers The Song of the Lark Alexander s BridgeMy first read O Pioneers is part of the Great Plains Trilogy book series by Willa Cather which includes the novels O Pioneers 1 The Song of the Lark 2 My ntonia 3 I would actually give it 4 1 2 stars Her writing style is amazing I just wish it was a little longer Cather s main character is the strong and intelligent woman we all are searching for in a frontier story Set during a period of time that having a successful farm was not really likely to happen Most families are led by a strong male figure but when her father fell ill he saw in her the drive that it would take to finish making his dream come true Alexandra went through many test of faith and stood her ground when she knew she was right Her choices led the entire family in prosperity an easier life and her desire left her alone to a point. Kindle Three Complete novels online The Homestead gave Alexandra the comfort security and peace that no place else did And Carl finally the safety and love she was missing most of her life I hope to read the others included soon Willa Cather Three beautiful stories capturing human nature Willa Cather