This powerful early Cather novel, a landmark of American fiction, tells the story of the young Alexandra Bergson, whose dying father leaves her in charge of the family and of the Nebraska lands they have struggled to farm. In Alexandra's lifelong fight to survive and succeed, Cather relates an important chapter in the history of the American frontier. Willa Cather said that O Pioneers! was her first authentic novel, "the first time I walked off on my own feet?everything before was half real and half an imitation of writers whom I admired." Cather?s novel of life on the Nebraska frontier established her reputation as a writer of great note and marked a significant turning point in her artistic development. No longer would she let literary convention guide the form of her writing; the materials themselves would dictate the structure.

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	January 30, 2013
ISBN13	9781482021134
Publishers	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages	162
Dimensions	152 × 229 × 9 mm · 226 g
Language	English

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