Publisher Description
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, evoking the harsh grandeur of the prairie, and comparing with keen insight the experiences of Swedish, French, and Bohemian immigrants in the United States.
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About Willa Cather
Willa Cather (1873–1947), the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of more than fifteen books, is widely considered one of the major fiction writers of the twentieth century. She grew up in Nebraska and is best known for her depictions of frontier life on the Great Plains in novels such as O Pioneers!, My Ántonia, and Song of the Lark. In 1944 she was awarded the American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal for Fiction. She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1923 for One of Ours.
About Betsy Bronson
Betsy Bronson, a versatile singer and character actress, has appeared onstage in regional theater and opera, and in concert with several symphony orchestras. She has toured nationally and internationally with Michigan Opera Theatre, and with renowned children’s theater company, The Prince Street Players. She has worked in film and television, and frequently sits in on vocals with some of northwest Ohio’s finest jazz musicians.