{"product_id":"o-pioneers","title":"O Pioneers!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eO Pioneers!\u003c\/i\u003e, by STRONGWilla Cather, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each readers understanding of these enduring works. \"The history of every country begins in the heart of a man or a woman,\" writes \u003cb\u003eWilla Cather\u003c\/b\u003e in \u003ci\u003eO Pioneers! \u003c\/i\u003eThe country is America; the woman is Alexandra Bergson, a fiercely independent young Swedish immigrant girl who inherits her father's farm in Nebraska. A model of emotional strength, courage, and resolve, Alexandra fights long and hard to transform her father's patch of raw, wind-blasted prairie into a highly profitable business. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gripping saga of love, murder, greed, failure, and triumph, O Pioneers! vividly portrays the hardships of prairie life. Above all, it champions the belief that hard work is the surest road to personal fulfillment. Described upon publication in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as \"American in the best sense of the word,\" \u003ci\u003eO Pioneers! \u003c\/i\u003ecelebrates the men and women who struggled to build a nation that is both compelling and contradictory. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSTRONGChris Kraus is the author of \u003ci\u003eAliens \u0026amp; Anorexia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Love Dick\u003c\/i\u003e, and the forthcoming novel, \u003ci\u003eTorpor\u003c\/i\u003e. She is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eHatred of Capitalism: A Semiotexte Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, and edits Semiotexte Native Agents, a series of mostly female underground fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47625455665407,"sku":"*R0010747*","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/5269103482755.jpg?v=1764878905","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/o-pioneers","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}