Speaker: Dr. Nathan Tye is the Associate Professor of Nebraska and American West History at the University of Nebraska at Kearney

Writers, like sandhill cranes, return to Nebraska for inspiration and sustenance. From the poetry of Don Welch, Nancy Westerfield, and James Emanuel to novels of Willa Cather, Mari Sandoz, and Wright Morris, Nebraskans found flight across the printed page. Exploring these and other writers’ works about Nebraska reveals a rich literary history in our midst.

(Concurrent session with “Nebraska: Weaving a State“)