O Pioneers!
Mass Market
Start Publishing LLC · Paperback · December 10, 2012
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- Who it’s for
- A prairie classic of immigrant persistence and life shaped by the land.
- Genres
- 20th-Century Historical Fiction, Westerns, The Classics
- Published
- Start Publishing LLC, December 10, 2012
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O Pioneers! tells the story of the Bergsons, a family of Swedish immigrants in the farm country near the fictional town of Hanover, Nebraska, at the turn of the 20th century. Alexandra inherits the family farm when her father dies, and she devotes her life to making the farm a viable enterprise at a time when other immigrant families are giving up and leaving the prairie.
Prairie Lives
A prairie classic of immigrant persistence and life shaped by the land.
Come here for
- Layered family stories rooted in immigrant life
- A woman’s lifelong commitment to making a farm thrive
Expect
- A sustained look at work, inheritance, and prairie farming
Where it sits
| Westerns | 52% |
|---|---|
| 20th-Century Historical Fiction | 42% |
| The Classics | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- The Classics
- Historical Fiction
- Biographical Fiction
- Authors
- Willa Cather, Marcelle Clements, Lan Samantha Chang
- Publisher
- Start Publishing LLC
- Published
- December 10, 2012
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- The Classics