A strong-willed Swedish immigrant woman turns a hard Nebraska homestead into a thriving farm while love passes her by. Cather's pioneering prairie novel.
Books mentioned in O Pioneers! (5)
The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss: “After supper Lou put on a necktie and went across the fields to court Annie Lee, and Carl and Oscar sat down to a game of checkers, while Alexandra read "The Swiss Family Robinson" aloud to her mother and Emil.”
Frithiof's Saga by Esaias Tegnér: “She knew long portions of the “Frithjof Saga” by heart, and, like most Swedes who read at all, she was fond of Longfellow’s verse”
The Golden Legend by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: “She knew long portions of the "Frithjof Saga" by heart, and, like most Swedes who read at all, she was fond of Longfellow's verse,--the ballads and the "Golden Legend" and "The Spanish Student."”
The Spanish Student by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: “She knew long portions of the "Frithjof Saga" by heart, and, like most Swedes who read at all, she was fond of Longfellow's verse,--the ballads and the "Golden Legend" and "The Spanish Student."”
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe: “Oh, hunting pictures in Germany, and Robinson Crusoe and funny pictures about cannibals.”