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Book Review: O Pioneers!

O’Pioneers
Willa Cather
Houghton Mifflin, 1913

O’Pioneers is the story of immigrant pioneers in Nebraska around the turn of the twentieth century. The Bergson family, along with most of their neighbors, are Swedish immigrants who have never farmed before. Most of them are failing, but John Bergson, on his death bed, declares his wish that his daughter Alexandra [...]

Reading Through The Decades

One of the book challenges I’m going to do in 2009 in called the Decade Challenge. It’s sponsored by 1 More Chapter.
This unique challenge works like this: Between January 1st and December 31st the reader picks nine books written during each of nine consecutive decades. Here are the decades I’ve chosen and their books:
1900’s – [...]