Louise Pound (1872-1958) was a distinguished literary scholar, folklorist, and professor of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for more than fifty years. Roger Welsch is a well-known folklorist and essayist. He is the author of nearly thirty books, including "It's Not the End of the Earth, but You Can See It from Here" and the coauthor of "Cather's Kitchens: Foodways in Literature and Life," both available in Bison Books editions.