Willa Cather
1) O pioneers!
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin company
Pub. Date
1913
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Swedish farmer John Bergson's daughter Alexandra encourages the family members to help keep his dream alive after his death.
2) My 'Antonia
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
1918
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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Description
The spirited daughter of Bohemian immigrants, Antonia must adapt to a hard existence on the desolate prairies of the Midwest. Enduring childhood poverty, teenage seduction, andfamily tragedy, she eventually becomes a wife and mother on a Nebraska farm. A fictional record of how women helped forge the communities that formed a nation.
3) A lost lady
Author
Series
Publisher
ALFRED A. KNOPF
Pub. Date
1951
Language
English
Description
In the eyes of the middle-aged men who visited the house of Captain Daniel Forrester at Sweet Water, Nebraska, whatever Mrs. Forrester chose to do was "lady-like."