{"product_id":"o-pioneers-by-willa-cather-9780199552320","title":"O Pioneers!","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the first time, perhaps, since that land emerged from the waters of geologic ages, a human face was set toward it with love and yearning. It seemed beautiful to her, rich and strong and glorious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWilla Cather's second novel, \u003cem\u003eO Pioneers!\u003c\/em\u003e (1913) tells the story of Alexandra Bergson and her determination to save her immigrant family's Nebraska farm. Clear-headed and fiercely independent, Alexandra's passionate faith in the prairie makes her a wealthy landowner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy placing a strong, self-reliant woman at the centre of her tale, Cather gives the quintessentially American novel of the soil a radical cast. Yet, although influenced by the democratic utopianism of Walt Whitman and the serene regionalism of Sarah Orne Jewett, \u003cem\u003eO Pioneers!\u003c\/em\u003e is more than merely an elegy for the lost glories of America's pioneer past. In its rage for order and efficiency, the novel testifies to the cultural politics of the Progressive Era, the period of massive social and economic transformations that helped to modernise the United States in the years between the Civil War and World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE SERIES:\u003c\/strong\u003e For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47647956795628,"sku":"9780199552320","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780199552320-o-pioneers.jpg?v=1779246514","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/o-pioneers-by-willa-cather-9780199552320","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}