num_pages: 141
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.
language: English
title: O Pioneers!
titlecomplete: O Pioneers!
characters: Alexandra Bergson, Evesham Giyt
genres: Historical, Literature, American, 20th Century, Classics, Novels, Westerns, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Classic Literature
ratings_count: 52298
places: Nebraska
awards: awardedAt: 1357027200000
name: One Book One Nebraska
publisher: Barnes & Noble, Inc.