<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Travel to the Old West with Pulitzer Prize winner Willa Cather.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Willa Cather's novels brought the life of American settlers on the Great Plains to the forefront of the nation's consciousness during a time when the lands west of the Mississippi were undergoing rapid transformation. <i>My Ántonia</i>, considered by many scholars to be her first masterpiece, tells the story of a young orphan, Jim Burden, who is sent from Virginia to Nebraska, where he grows up with his grandparents on their farm. He becomes friends with Ántonia Shimerda, a Bohemian girl who endures her own struggles as she enters adulthood. Rich in themes that will resonate with readers of all backgrounds, <i>My Ántonia</i> explores the struggles and triumphs of ordinary people in extraordinary times.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Willa Sibert Cather</b> (1873-1947) was an American writer who achieved recognition for her novels of frontier life on the Great Plains, including <i>O Pioneers!</i> (1913), <i>The Song of the Lark</i> (1915), and <i>My Ántonia</i> (1918). In 1923 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for <i>One of Ours</i>.
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