Alexandra Bergson, the daughter of Swedish immigrants, takes over the family farm after her father's death and falls under the spell of the rich, forbidding Nebraska prairie. Strong and resolute, she turns the wild landscape into orderly fields.
Born of Willa Cather's early ties to the prairie and the immigrants who tamed it, O Pioneers! established new territory in American literature. In her transformation of ordinary Americans into authentic literary characters, Cather discovered her own voice.
Alexandra Bergson, the daughter of Swedish immigrants, takes over the family farm after her father's death and falls under the spell of the rich, forbidding Nebraska prairie. Strong and resolute, she turns the wild landscape into orderly fields.
Born of Willa Cather's early ties to the prairie and the immigrants who tamed it, O Pioneers! established new territory in American literature. In her transformation of ordinary Americans into authentic literary characters, Cather discovered her own voice.
| ISBN-13: | 9780199552320 |
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| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication date: | 10/15/2008 |
| Series: | Oxford World's Classics Series |
| Pages: | 224 |
| Sales rank: | 1,082,253 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.00(w) x 7.60(h) x 0.50(d) |
| Age Range: | 14 - 18 Years |
I’m from the Midwest, and contrary to stereotype, I don’t have a beaming smile, freckles, or the ability to cow tip. But I will say there is something unique about being from the region. When I meet other Midwesterners in my current hometown, New York City, I feel myself drawn closer to them by an indescribable force. […]
