{"product_id":"o-pioneerswith-an-excerpt-by-h-l-mencken-9781408689776","title":"O Pioneers!;With an Excerpt by H. L. Mencken","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeadstrong and iron-willed, Alexandra Bergson is devoted to securing success for her family. This novel captures what it meant to be an immigrant in twentieth-century America.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt a time when most immigrant families were giving up, the father of a Swedish-American family passes away, leaving his daughter to look after their farm on the prairie. Determined to help her family prosper, Alexandra makes many sacrifices to enterprise the farm. Set against the beautiful Nebraskan scenery, Willa Cather's remarkable novel is an elegy for the pioneers that shaped modern-day America.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1913, \u003cem\u003eO Pioneers!\u003c\/em\u003e is the first novel in the \u003cem\u003eGreat Plains\u003c\/em\u003e trilogy. A fantastic read, not to be missed by those with an interest in life on the American Great Plains. This edition features an excerpt from \u003cem\u003eWilla Cather - Written For The Borzoi\u003c\/em\u003e (1920) by H. L. Mencken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Willa Cather\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Read \u0026amp; Co. Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781408689776\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e8664 \/ O Pioneers!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCather, Willa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Willa Cather (1873-1947) was an American writer known for her novels centred around the frontier experience. Many of her books explore the life of European immigrants as they settle in the Great Plains in North America, most notably 'O Pioneers!' (1913). She has been praised for her novels' feminist themes and in 1923, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her World War I novel, 'One of Ours' (1922).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Read \u0026 Co. Classics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44324725194867,"sku":"9781408689776","price":30.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_30dcaa95-c7ae-4bf6-aec9-978e2d159997.jpg?v=1771591212","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/o-pioneerswith-an-excerpt-by-h-l-mencken-9781408689776","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}