... born on December 7, 1873. She grew up in Red Cloud, Nebraska. This town was in the middle of the prairie with the population consisting mainly of Scandinavian, Bohemian, and French immigrants. This environment impacted Cather's life as an artist and is one of the main sources of her vivid settings and depictions of characters in her books. In many of her ... a high school teacher. In 1903, Willa Cather published a book of poetry, April Twilights. Then in 1905, she published a collection of short stories called The Troll Garden. Willa published her first novel in 1912, called Alexander's...

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