O Pioneers by Willa Cather Paperback Book 9780241338353

The first novel in the Great Plains trilogy, this is an ode to the American Midwest and the immigrants who transformed itTo the anger of her brothers, it is Alexandra who is entrusted to manage their family farm in the tough, hostile prairie of Hanover, Nebraska following the death of their father. As the years pass, Alexandra rises heroically to the challenge, finding strength in the savage beauty of the land even as loneliness and personal tragedies crowd in. A rapturous work of understated lyricism, Willa Cather's 1913 tale of a pioneer woman who tames the wild, hostile lands of the Nebraskan prairie is also the story of what it means to be American.

Author: Willa Cather Binding: Paperback / softback Format: Paperback / softback Genre: Media > Books > Print Books > Biographical fiction Pages: 192 Page Count: 192 Publication Date: 2018 Year of Publication: 2018 Classification: Media > Books > Print Books > Biographical fiction Weight: 268 g Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Country of Publication: United Kingdom Manufacture Country: UK HS Code: 49019900 Package Dimension Length: 13 cm Package Dimension Width: 19.7 cm Package Dimension Height: 1.2 cm Shipping Length: 13 cm Shipping Width: 19.7 cm Shipping Height: 1.2 cm ISBN: 9780241338353