My Ántonia

<b><b>Travel to the Old West with Pulitzer Prize winner Willa Cather.</b><br> </b> <p/>Willa Cather's novels brought the life of American settlers on the Great Plains to the forefront of the nation's consciousness during a time when the lands west of the Mississippi were undergoing rapid transformation. <i>My Ántonia</i> considered by many scholars to be her first masterpiece tells the story of a young orphan Jim Burden who is sent from Virginia to Nebraska where he grows up with his grandparents on their farm. He becomes friends with Ántonia Shimerda a Bohemian girl who endures her own struggles as she enters adulthood. Rich in themes that will resonate with readers of all backgrounds <i>My Ántonia </i>explores the struggles and triumphs of ordinary people in extraordinary times. <br>