There are few female authors that have had an impact on literature as great as that of Willa Cather. Not only was she an exquisite author, but she broke through into writing during a time when few female authors were successful. Her life, which was directly influential to her writing, was of a simple nature. However, she was able to over come a drab, mundane life, and turn her experiences into stories that would be …showed first 75 words of 1537 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1537 total…many more of which could never be described, are why Willa Cather is one of America's finest writers. Bibliography Daiches, David. Willa Cather a Critical Introduction. Westport, Ct. : Greenwood Press, 1951. O'Brien, Sharon. Willa Cather the Emerging Voice. New York : Oxford Up, 1987. Robinson, Phyillis C. Willa : The Life of Willa Cather. New York: Doubleday, 1983. Schroeter, James, ed. Willa Cather and Her Critics. Ithica : Cornell UP, 1967. Woodress, James. Willa Cather Her Life and Art. New York : Pegasus, 1970