Book Review of #1 O Pioneers by Willa Cather
Name of book: O Pioneers Author Name: Willa Cather ISBN: 0-486-27785-2 Publisher: Dover Thrift Type of book: Young adult to adult, Prairie, Nebraska, immigrants, old way of life, new way of life, 1880s?-1900s? Year it was published: 1913 (version I have 1993) Summary: Set on the Nebraska prairie where Willa Cather (1873-1947) grew up, this powerful early novel tells the story of the young Alexandra Bergson, whose dying father leaves her in charge of the family and of the lands they have struggled to farm. In Alexandra's long fight to survive and succeed, O Pionners! relates an important chapter in the history of the American frontier. Evoking the harsh grandeur of the prairie, this landmark of American fiction unfurls a saga of love, greed, murder, failed dreams and hard-won triump. In the fateful interaction of her characters, Willa Cather compares with keen insight the experiences of Swedish, French and Bohemian immigrants in the United states. And in h...