Willa Cather Events

1873 Dec 7 Willa Cather Is Born
Willa Sibert Cather (December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947) was an American author who grew up in Nebraska. She is best known for her depictions of frontier life on the Great Plains in novels...
1898 Apr "The Way Of The World" Is Published
The Way of the World is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in Home Monthly in April 1898. Six boys live quietly together. Their main play is creating their "town": o...
1927 'Death Comes for the Archbishop' is Published
Cather at her most matter-of-fact and, as a consequence, her most powerful. She based this book on the life of Bishop Jean Baptiste L'Amy — she calls him Father Latour — the French-born O...