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AlexandraBergsonistheeldestchildofaSwedishimmigrantfamilynewlyarrivedintheharshuntamedlandscapeoftheAmericanWest.Anoriginal,determinedchild,sheisdrivenbytwoforces:herfierceprotectiveloveforheryoungerbrother,andadeeploveofthebeautifulcountryshehascometoregardasherown.Whenherfatherdies,itisshewhobecomestheheadofthefamilyandstrugglestosoftenthewildovergrownsoilthatsurroundsher,nurturingituntil,finally,itrewardsherwitharichnessbeyondmeasure..