My Antonia (Great Plains, #3)

by Willa Cather

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"The best thing I've done is My Antonia," recalled Willa Cather. "I feel I've made a contribution to American letters with that book."

Ántonia Shimerda returns to Black Hawk, Nebraska, to make a fresh start after eloping with a railway conductor following the tragic death of her father. Accustomed to living in a sod house and toiling alongside the men in the fields, she is unprepared for the lecherous reaction her lush sensuality provokes when she moves to the city. Despite betrayal and crushing opposition, Ántonia steadfastly pursues her quest for happiness—a moving struggle that mirrors the quiet drama of the American landscape.
  • ISBN10 1583485090
  • ISBN13 9781583485095
  • Publish Date 20 February 2000 (first published 1 January 1918)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Imprint iUniverse
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 232
  • Language English