| O Pioneers!: Introduction by Elaine Showalter Contributor(s): Cather, Willa (Author), Showalter, Elaine (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0307700917 ISBN-13: 9780307700919 Publisher: Everyman's Library OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2011023543 |
| Lexile Measure: 930 |
| Series: Everyman's Library |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.31" W x 8.15" (0.75 lbs) 216 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 8664 Reading Level: 6.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The novel that first made Willa Cather famous--a powerfully mythic tale of the American frontier told through the life of one extraordinary woman--in 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 father's 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. |