书目

OPioneers!

内容简介

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

作者简介

BorninVirginiain1873andraisedonaNebraskaranch,WillaCatherisknownforherbeautifullyevocativeshortstoriesandnovelsabouttheAmericanWest.CatherbecamethemanagingeditorforMcClure’sMagazinein1906andlivedforfortyyearsinNewYorkCitywithhercompanionEdithLewis.In1922CatherwonthePulitzerPrizeforOneofOurs,thestoryofaWesternboyinWorldWarI.In1933shewasawardedthePrixFeminaAmericaine“fordistinguishedliteraryaccomplishments.”Shediedin1947.Photo:AKGLondon.

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