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A Cather-inspired journey of discovery To this day, I only need to drive into the countryside ... to feel that universal connection to the past. See also related story page 14. Series: ONE BOOK, ONE CHICAGO

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From: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: 20021013
Author:Mary Houlihan

It was a languid and steamy evening in the late summer of 1976 when I encountered the spirit of Willa Cather. Driving along lonely Highway 6 in south central Nebraska, acres of corn and wheat spread out as far as the eye could see. Comfortable farmhouses were guarded by big red barns and soldierlike windmills, while the setting sun fried the silent landscape with its reddish glow.

Yes, this was where I first read My Antonia, and everything felt and looked just right.

Cather's description of the prairie in early evening opened before my eyes: "As far as we could see, the miles of copper-red ...

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