My Antonia
The narrative (which takes place in Nebraska, between the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries) describes with an epic and optimistic tone the hardships of emigrants in search of fortune. Together...
CATHER, Willa
O Pioneers!
Set in a small Nebraska town in the late 19th century, the book relates a story of immigration and survival. The central figure is Alexandra, a courageous young woman who is in charge of the family. With...
One of ours
Story set in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Claude Wheeler is a young man who lives in the state of Nebraska. His mother, puritanical in her Protestantism, sends him to study at a...
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Willa Cather is one of the more interesting women writers in American literary history. Both a teacher, a journalist and critic as well as a writer, she plays an important role in the shaping of American...