01628cam a2200361 i 4500 1049748767 TxAuBib 20231130120000.0 160311|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781619492776 paperback $9.99 1619492776 paperback $9.99 (OCoLC)944342712 TxAuBib rda Cather, Willa, 1873-1947. O pioneers! / by Willa Cather. [Los Angeles] : [Empire Books], [2012, ©1913]. 161 pages ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier [Originally published in 1913.]. Cather's sentimental and somewhat controversial novel tells the story of the Bergsons, a family of Swedish pioneers that settles for life in the American prairie. While Alexandra, the family matriarch, is able to turn the family farm into a financial success, her brother Emil must grapple with the tragedy of solace and forbidden love. A novel surprisingly ahead of its time, this proto-feminist work touches upon a wide range of themes, including love, marriage, temptation, and isolation. 20231130. Brothers and sisters Fiction. Swedish Americans Fiction. Women immigrants Fiction. Women pioneers Fiction. Women farmers Fiction. Farm life Fiction. Nebraska Fiction. Historical fiction. lcgft Domestic fiction. fast