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Winter wheat book by mildred walker5/27/2023 Ellen has spent an idyllic childhood on the farm, loved by her parents and completely satisfied with ranch life. Winter Wheat tells the story of Ellen Webb, a young woman born and raised on a wheat farm in Montana, during a 2-year span of her life. All I can say is that if I were teaching American Lit again, I would seriously consider including Winter Wheat on our reading list.īut back to the book. So why isn't she included in American Lit anthologies/reading lists? Why aren't we teaching her when we study the American West or the impact of WWI and II? I have no idea. Her writing is entirely along the lines and quality of Willa Cather and Wallace Stegner-OK, maybe not quite as spectacular-but pretty darn close. I can't imagine why, in all my years of high school, college, and graduate school as an English major, I had never heard of Mildred Walker.
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