O pioneers!
(Book)
Author:
Series:
Published:
Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest Association, [1990].
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
206 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Lexile measure:
930L
Status:
Description
"Alexandra, daughter of a Swedish immigrant farmer in Nebraska, inherits the family farm and finds love with an old friend." "The heroic battle for survival of simple pioneer folk in the Nebraska country of the 1880s. John Bergson, a Swedish farmer, struggles desperately with the soil but dies unsatisfied. His daughter Alexandra resolves to vindicate his faith, and her strong character carries her weak older brothers and her mother alng to a new zest for life. Years of privation are rewarded on the farm. But when Alexandra falls in love with Carl Linstrum, and her family objects because he is poor, he leaves to seek a different career. After Alexandra's younger brother Emil is killed by the jealous husband of the French girl Marie Shabata, however, Carl gives up his plans to go to he Klondike, returns to marry Alexandra and take up the life of the farm." Haydn. Thesaurus of Book Dig.
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Hamden/Brundage Community Adult Fiction
FIC/CATHER
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Hamden/Miller Adult Fiction
FIC/CATHER
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Hamden/Whitneyville Adult Fiction
FIC/CATHER
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New London Adult Fiction
FIC
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North Haven Adult Fiction
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Westbrook Adult Fiction
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780307700919, 0895773546
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 6.7, 9 Points
Level 6.7, 9 Points
Lexile measure:
930
Notes
General Note
"First published in 1913"--T.p. verso.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Cather, W. (1990). O pioneers! Reader's Digest Association.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Cather, Willa, 1873-1947. 1990. O Pioneers! Reader's Digest Association.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Cather, Willa, 1873-1947, O Pioneers! Reader's Digest Association, 1990.
MLA Citation (style guide)Cather, Willa. O Pioneers! Reader's Digest Association, 1990.
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