β Scribed by Willa Cather
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The novel that first made Willa Cather famousa powerfully mythic tale of the American frontier told through the life of one extraordinary womanin a handsome hardcover volume.
No other work of fiction so vividly evokes the harsh beauty and epic sweep of the Nebraska prairies that Cather knew and loved. The heroine of O Pioneers!, Alexandra Bergson, is a young Swedish immigrant at the turn of the twentieth century who inherits her fathers windblasted land and, through years of hard work, turns it into a prosperous farm. Fiercely independent, Alexandra sacrifices love and companionship in her passionate devotion to the land, until tragedy strikes and brings with it the chance for a new life.
One of our most beloved classics, one of the great heroines of American literature.
Library : General
Universes : Great Plains trilogy [01]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780307700919
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