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O Pioneers! (The Literary Guild Pioneer Star Series)
O Pioneers - The Literary Guild Pioneer Star Series Author:Willa Cather One of the most important American writers of the twentieth century, Willa Cather mined her childhood experiences on the Nebraska plains and her later love for the Southwest to create timeless tales of romance, tragedy, and spiritual seeking. Published in 1913, the novel tells of Alexandra Bergson, a Swedish immigrant who, in her early 20s, lose... more »s both her moth and father and is thrust into the role of surrogate parent to her three brothers. Alexandra's success with the family farm enables her to send her brother Emil to college, but the family is challenged once more by his tragic love affair with a married woman. And as vital as any of the book's characters are the Nebraska plans themselves as depicted by Cather - raw, unforgiving, and breathtakingly beautiful.« less