Stew's comments (member since Dec 29, 2008)

Stew's comments from the Books about Nebraska group.

No. Still going with Cather. Besides the regional aspect, I think there is also a distinction between Cather and Sandoz because Sandoz' most famous works were nonfiction, and Cather's was fiction.
I'm sticking with the novelist in this case.

Having grown up in the city of Omaha, Cather really made me appreciate the beauty of the prairie. After all, any damn fool can see that the Rockies are stunning. It takes a great writer to make others see how lovely the wide open spaces can be.
Thanks for finding this lovely passage, Elise.
Stew

Looks like Cather is ahead so far. I would say of the three, she is the best known outside of Nebraska.
Stew

I'm going with Cather. I almost have to. I lived in Cather Hall at UNL! I also lived for one year in Neihardt Hall.
But Cather I think left behind such a great body of work. She's got my vote.
I don't blame someone from Sheridan County for going with Sandoz, though.
We really have three distinct regions on Nebraska represented with those three.
Can't hurt to pick up copies of O Pioneers, My Antonia or Song of the Lark.
Stew

Is it Willa Cather, Wright Morris, Mari Sandoz?
What do you think?