O Pioneers!

by Willa Cather
List(s):"Carp 500"
Category: "Fiction - Historical"
Pages:308
Year of Publication:1913
Date Read:12/10/1996
Notes:A vivid recreation of the hardships of prairie life and of the struggle of immigrant pioneer women. Its heroine, Alexandra Bergson, exemplifies the courage and purpose necessary to subdue the wild land.

COMMENTS — Partly based on Cather’s Nebraska childhood. The title is taken from Walt Whitman’s poem, Pioneers! O Pioneers!
My Rating: 7

Reviews for O Pioneers!

Review - O Pioneers!

Pretty good. Alexandra, with her quiet, unperturbable constancy, is the heroine. The characters are will-defined and likeable, except for Lou and Oscar who aren't supposed to be. The plot rings true. It was much better than My Antonia.

Reviewed by Roger on 2003-07-20 09:07:08

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