{"product_id":"o-pioneers-9780803245716","title":"O Pioneers!","description":"\u003cp\u003eWilla Cather said that \u003ci\u003eO Pioneers!\u003c\/i\u003e was her first authentic novel, \"the first time I walked off on my own feet--everything before was half real and half an imitation of writers whom I admired.\" Cather's novel of life on the Nebraska frontier established her reputation as a writer of great note and marked a significant turning point in her artistic development. No longer would she let literary convention guide the form of her writing; the materials themselves would dictate the structure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCather's \u003ci\u003eO Pioneers!\u003c\/i\u003e is the sentimental and somewhat controversial story of the Bergsons, a family of Swedish pioneers that settles for life on 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 solace and tragedy of forbidden love. A novel surprisingly ahead of its time, this protofeminist work touches on a wide range of enduring themes, including love, marriage, temptation, and isolation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilla Cather (1873-1947) was born in Virginia; her family moved to Nebraska in 1883 and eventually settled in Red Cloud. After graduating from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1895, she returned to Red Cloud briefly before moving east to work on \u003ci\u003eHome Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e and eventually McClure's. Her first published books were the poetry collection \u003ci\u003eApril Twilights\u003c\/i\u003e and the short-story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Troll Garden\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eO Pioneers!\u003c\/i\u003e is part of Cather's Prairie Trilogy, which includes \u003ci\u003eThe Song of the Lark\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMy Ántonia\u003c\/i\u003e, all available in Bison Books editions. In 1923 Cather received the Pulitzer Prize for her novel \u003ci\u003eOne of Ours\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328427069714,"sku":"9780803245716","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3c4fa3db-b023-4197-bf25-c4684769d6f5.jpg?v=1727739356","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/o-pioneers-9780803245716","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}