The novel that first made Willa Cather famous&mdash;a powerfully mythic tale of the American frontier told through the life of one extraordinary woman&mdash;in a handsome hardcover volume.<br><br>No other work of fiction so vividly evokes the harsh beauty and epic sweep of the Nebraska prairies that Cather knew and loved. The heroine of <i>O Pioneers!, </i>Alexandra Bergson, is a young Swedish immigrant at the turn of the twentieth century who inherits her father&rsquo;s windblasted land and, through years of hard work, turns it into a prosperous farm. Fiercely independent, Alexandra sacrifices love and companionship in her passionate devotion to the land, until tragedy strikes and brings with it the chance for a new life.<br><br>One of our most beloved classics, one of the great heroines of American literature.