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Cather&&L/B&&R, is part of the &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble
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every country begins in the heart of a man or a woman," writes
&&LB&&RWilla Cather&&L/B&&R in &&LI&&RO Pioneers! &&L/I&&RThe country is
America; the woman is Alexandra Bergson, a fiercely independent young
Swedish immigrant girl who inherits her father's farm in Nebraska. A
model of emotional strength, courage, and resolve, Alexandra fights long
and hard to transform her father's patch of raw, wind-blasted prairie
into a highly profitable business. &&LBR&&R&&LBR&&RA gripping saga of
love, murder, greed, failure, and triumph, O Pioneers! vividly portrays
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hard work is the surest road to personal fulfillment. Described upon
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