Sapphira and the Slave Girl

Willa Sibert Cather (December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947) was a distinguished American writer noted for her contributions to literary modernism and her depictions of life on the American frontier. Born in Virginia, Cather grew up in Nebraska, which profoundly influenced the settings and themes of her work. Cather attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where she initially intended to study scie...