My Antonia

Willa Cather's classic "e;My Antonia"e; is the story of the daughter of an immigrant family that sets out to farm the untamed prairie land of Nebraska in the late 19th century. Told to us from the perspective of the adoring Jim Burden, an orphan who comes to live at his grandparent's neighbo [...]
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Willa Cather's classic "e;My Antonia"e; is the story of the daughter of an immigrant family that sets out to farm the untamed prairie land of Nebraska in the late 19th century. Told to us from the perspective of the adoring Jim Burden, an orphan who comes to live at his grandparent's neighboring farm. "e;My Antonia"e; is an enduring American classic rich with the spirit that brought so many immigrants to this land in search of a better life and of the beautiful imagery of the midwestern plains. First published in 1918, Will Cather saw "e;My Antonia"e; as the best book that she had ever written and it is easy to see why, for it is nothing short of a masterpiece.