when did willa cather come into your life? est: the first time i read cather was in 1980, one of my favorite professors at -- teacher, at freedom high school in bethlehem -- bethlehem, pennsylvania, suggested i read cather because i was looking for a topic for a college application essay looking for people alive in 1902 to invite to a dinner. i ended up reading "my antonia" and "oh pioneers" in one weekend. i liked "oh pioneers" better at first but by time i graduated from college i'd read "my antonia" more than 25 times. host: they're part of the prairie trilogy. guest: there's not real y a prairie trill jism one book that's usually included in that trilogy was set in colorado, not on the prairie at all, though they all three do feature immigrant or children of immigrant heroinies. host: when "my antonia" came out in 1918 did it have an impact? guest: it had a strong critical reception and had several strong reviews. cathers her said there weren't many strong reviews and piem didn't understand it but that was not true, i have

it is also the site willa cather and anna were reunited in 1916. during a visit cather paid to nebraska. this served as an inspiration for her to write my antennae, which was published two years later. many of the butyl finals scenes are set at this final farmstead. it is far different from the dugout many homesteaders lived in in the early 1880's like anna pavelka with her family. it is a resin tatian of the homestead culture and immigrant farm life cather endeavored to capture in her novel. >> weeknights at 9:00 eastern, c-span's encore presentation of our 10 part series books that shaped america. c-span partnered with the library of congress which explored key pieces of literature that have had a profound impact on our country. tonight, we feature willa cather 's 1980 novel, my antennae, addressing the immigrant experience in women's issue at the time. our guest is melissa homestead, english professor at the university of nebraska lincoln. watch the encore presentation of looks that shaped america, weeknights at 9:00 eastern on

. >> another woman on the list, willa cather. am a midwesterner. >> i think of you always as being from baltimore. >> i know, but i am from illinois. springfield. and champaign, illinois. and further south. >> people should visit the lincoln presidential library in springfield, lincoln's tomb, but now you can do a guided tour in springfield of the so-called racial unrest of 1908, where we have been talking about tulsa, 1921 recently. but there was a horrible racial incident in 1908 in springfield. out of it was born the naacp. i never associate you with illinois, and now i will. >> i have lived in baltimore for 30 years. [laughter] [indiscernible] in the midwest, and 1918. >> westchester, virginia, but her family moved, and this was a smart choice by c-span, willa cather, because my antonia is not only just a brilliantly written book, it's part of a prairie trilogy that began with oh pioneers, and then the songs of the lark and then my antonia, it's a trilogy. you could pick any one of the three. i think c-span picked the right o

anna and john raise raised their ten children and where they farmed this is also the site where willa cathereunited in 1916 during a visit cather paid to nebraska. this visit grew to be very important. it served a sort of the inspiration for her to write my technique which was published a few years later. in many of the beautiful final scenes you read of "my antonia" are set at this farmstead. this farmstead is far different from the dugout that many homesteaders lived in in the early 1880s, just like anna lived with her family. but it's a great representation of the larger homesteading culture and immigrant farm life that cather endeavor to capture in her novel. >> weeknights at ninth eastern, c-span's encore presentation of our ten part series "books that shaped america" c-span partner with the library of congress which explored the pieces of literature that had a profound impact on our country. tonight we will feature willa cather 1918 novel "my antonia" pick the book addresses the immigrant experience in women's issues of the time. our guest is melissa homestead english professor at the

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this is also the site where willa cather and anna were reunited in 1916 during a visit cather paid tod as the inspiration for cather to write "my antonia ," published two years later. many of the beautiful vinyl scenes that you read "my antonia " are set on this farmstead. this farmstead is far different from the dugouts that many homesteaders lived in in the early 1880s, just like anna pavelka did with her family, but it is a great representation of the larger homesteading culture and immigrant farm light -- life that cather endeavored to capture in her novel . >>> weeknights at 9:00 eastern, cspan's encore presentation of our 10 part series "books that shaped america." cspan partnered with the library of congress that explored key pieces of literature that had a profound effect on our country. tonight we will feature willa cather's 1918 novel " my antonia." it addresses the women's immigrant experience at the time. our guess is melissa homestead, english professor at the university of nebraska, lincoln. wants cspan's encore presentation of "books that shaped america," weeknights at

anna and john raised their 10 children and where they farmed, and this is also the site where willa cather and anna were reunited in 1916 during a visit cather paid to nebraska. this proves to be very important, it served as sort of the inspiration for cather to write my antonia which was published two years later, and many of the beautiful final scenes that you read in my antonia are set at this farmstead. this farmstead is far different from the dugouts that many homesteaders lived in in the early 1880s just like anna did with her family. but it is a great representation of the larger homesteading culture and immigrant farm life that cather endeavored to capture in her novel. x [ music ]

tuesday night, willow gather -- willa cather's "my antonia."ur guest is an english professor at the university of the skull lincoln. watch books that shaped america weeknights at 9:00 eastern on c-span or go to c-span.org/booksthatshape damerica learn more. >> a look at the white house holiday decorations which included 98 christmas trees, 72 wreaths, 30 3000 ornaments and 142,000 holiday lights. they were inspired by the theme magic, wonder and joy and it took a week to install with the help of over 300 volunteers. ♪

tonight we will feature willa cather's 1918 novel " my antonia." it addresses the women's immigrant experience at the time. our guess is melissa homestead, english professor at the university of nebraska, lincoln. wants cspan's encore presentation of "books that shaped america," weeknights at 9:00 eastern on cspan or go to c-span.org to view the series and learn more about each book featured. >>> weekends on cspan 2 are an intellectual feast. every saturday, american history tv documents america is a story , and on sunday, book tv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors. funding for cspan 2 comes from these television companies and more , including wow. stomach the world is changed. today a fast reliable internet connection is something no one can live without, the wow! is there for customers. speed, reliability, value, and choice. now more than ever it all starts with great internet . >>> wow! along with these television companies support cspan 2 as a public service. >>> it's been five years since you cowrote "the coddling of the ame

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tonight, the 1918 novel by willa cather that addresses the emigrate experience.he english professor at the university of nebraska, lincoln -- watch the encore presentation of books that shaped american 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span or c-span.org/books that shaped america to view the series and learn more about each book featured. >> up next, british prime minister rishi sunak testifies on domestic, global and economic issues before the house of commons liaison, including immigration, ukraine war, and the israel-hamas war. this is 90 minutes. >> and on the dot, we are starting the session of the liaison committee with the prime the star on the last day of the house of commons. thank you for giving us your time, prime minister. we will do our utmost to keep to time. it does mean that with the number of chairs we have got, we are limited to five and a half minutes each. and so if the questions are short, i can invite the prime minister to keep the process short. it becomes difficult if the questions are long. i can start with the chairman of the procedure committee on

10 children and where they farmed and also the site where willa and anna were reunited in during a trip. and it was the inspiration for ka cather to write my antonia, and this far stead is far different than the dugout that many homesteaders lived in in the 1880's, just like anna did with her family, but a great reputation of the farm life that she endeavored to capture in her novel. ♪♪ >> week nights at 9:00 eastern, c-span's encore presentation of our 10-part

tuesday night, willa cather's my antonia, which addresses the immigrant experience and women's issues professor at the university of lincoln. watch books that shaped america, weeknights at 9:00 eastern on c-span or go to c-span.org/booksthatshapedameri ca learn more about each book featured. >> a healthy democracy doesn't just look like this. it looks like this. americans can see democracy at work and citizens are truly informed. a republic thrives. get informed, straight from the source on c-span. unfiltered, unbiased, word for word from the nation's capital to wherever you are. the opinion that matters the most is your own. this is what democracy looks like. c-span, powered by cable. >> president biden honored the legacy of the late republican senator john mccain at the tempe center of the arts.