Studebaker and the Land Cruiser
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The Lincoln HighwayIn The Lincoln Highway, the main characters undertake a would-be cross-country road trip in Emmett Watson's pride and joy, a 1948 powder-blue Studebaker Land Cruiser.
The Studebaker company, now known as a long-lasting and iconic automotive manufacturer, was founded in South Bend, Indiana in ...
Willa Cather and the American Outsider Experience
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Win Me SomethingWilla Chen, the main character in Kyle Lucia Wu's Win Me Something, mentions that her mother named her after the writer Willa Cather. This connection is significant in that Willa expects to be asked about her name in the context of her Chinese heritage, and is surprised when her employer's brother ...
The Spanish Civil War
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The CorrespondentsSeveral of the women highlighted in Judith Mackrell's The Correspondents started their journalistic careers covering the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939).
Spain had been in political turmoil for many years before the war; while the country was still officially a monarchy, a 1923 coup had placed ...
