O Pioneers!
The Great Plains Trilogy (Book 1)
- Author Willa Cather
- Narrator Kathryn Yarman
- Publisher Craig Black
- Publish Date 12 January 2011
- Run Time 6 hours and 9 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Classic fiction.
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What to expect
O Pioneers! is a story of the immigrants who came to America to build new lives for themselves. Struggling against poverty, ignorance, drought, and storm, they came to love and understand the land, until it rewarded them with a richness exceeding all imaginings.
The Bergsons are a family of strong-willed Swedish immigrants who have come to make a living on the great prairie. When the father, John, dies, worn out by disease and debt, his eldest daughter, Alexandra, becomes the head of the family. This is the story of her love affair with the land—an American Midwest that is vast and golden.
Critics Review
“Yarman’s reading is one of the best I have heard…Her tempo and modulation are especially noteworthy, adding tremendous emotional impact to the interactions and experiences of the characters.”
“A century after her heyday, the novelist from the Nebraska frontier remainsnunchallenged as the literary voice of the state. In her classic OnPioneers!, she celebrates the grit and determination of a family ofnSwedish-American immigrants who battle the elements and isolation to keep theirnfamily farm afloat. To modern eyes, Willa Cather’s tacit acceptance of thensettler movement that displaced countless Native American tribes is troubling,nbut the tale serves as a potent reminder that the white families of thenHeartland, so often cast as ‘real Americans,’ were once immigrants themselves.”
“A direct human tale of love and struggle and attainment, a tale that is American in the best sense of the word.”
“Just as O Pioneers! is set in the high plain between two rivers called the Nebraska Divide, it reflects the imaginative divide in Cather’s work: a belief in social rootedness and a longing for artistic freedom.”
| Author | Willa Cather |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Kathryn Yarman |
| Series | The Great Plains Trilogy |
| Duration | 6 hours and 9 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781481546478 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Craig Black |
| Genre | Classic fiction |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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