Travel to the Old West with Pulitzer Prize winner Willa Cather. 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. My Ántonia,
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, My Ántonia explores the struggles and triumphs of ordinary
people in extraordinary times.