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Willa Cather

O Pioneers

The first of her renowned prairie novels--a story that expresses Cather's conviction that «the history of every country begins in the heart of a man or a woman.» When Alexandra Bergson takes over the family farm after her father's death, she falls under the spell of the rich, forbidding Nebraska prairie.
187 printed pages
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Quotes

  • Michelle AMhas quoted3 years ago
    How terrible it was to love people when you could not really share their lives!
  • Michelle AMhas quoted3 years ago
    "And now the old story has begun to write itself over there," said Carl softly. "Isn't it queer: there are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before; like the larks in this country, that have been singing the same five notes over for thousands of years."
  • Michelle AMhas quoted3 years ago
    A pioneer should have imagination, should be able to enjoy the idea of things more than the things themselves.
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