Willa Cather: A Biography

FAIN: FA-11728-77

Bernice Slote
University of Nebraska, Lincoln (Lincoln, NE 68503-2427)

To write a full-scale, detailed, critical biography of Willa Cather which will portray her as distinctly American in both her life and her art, but still a classic example of the fusion of world understanding and of local affection. Study will emphasize new material on l) her family background, 2) her early years, 3) her journalistic career, 4) her personality, and 5) her assessment of human values in American life.