A beneficial Lantern within her Hands – Bess Aldrich
O Leaders! informs the storyline of Bergsons, children out-of Swedish immigrants on farm nation near the fictional town of Hanover, Nebraska, from the change of your own 20th century. Alexandra, inherits the household farm whenever her dad becomes deceased, and you may she devotes their particular existence to creating the fresh farm a viable organization simultaneously when almost every other immigrant family members is actually quitting and you will making the newest prairie.
Invest rural Nebraska, Willa Cather’s My personal Antonia is actually the story out of a thriving friendship and you may an excellent depiction of existence away from rural pioneers throughout the later-19th century. Antonia and her friends come from Bohemia and they need to survive real adversity and you can losses to determine an alternative domestic in the us. However, Antonia is never busted because of the adversity, and her power and you may sense of humor remains along with her young people pal Jim for a long time, although the guy will leave where you can find study and pursue their job. Told by Jim’s attention, My personal Antonia is a refreshing and delightful novel in the youthfulness and you may broadening up, additional societies in addition to attract off household.
New classic tale out of Abbie and certainly will Package-leaders whom leftover everything about getting a different lives into America’s frontier. Abbie Mackenzie wanted to get an excellent woman for example their aristocratic granny, dedicating by herself so you can audio and you will artwork. But from the eighteen Abbie located an alternate fantasy, flipping away from the pledge regarding a soft existence given that a great physician’s spouse to help you get married handsome, quiet Often Bargain. Continue reading →