by WillaCather (Author)
Alexandra Bergson is the eldest child of a Swedish immigrant family newly arrived in the harsh untamed landscape of the American West. An original, determined child, she is driven by two forces: her fierce protective love for her younger brother, and a deep love of the beautiful country she has come to regard as her own. When her father dies, it is she who becomes the head of the family and struggles to soften the wild overgrown soil that surrounds her, nurturing it until, finally, it rewards her with a richness beyond measure..
Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Virago
Published: 03 Jan 1998
ISBN 10: 0860683109
ISBN 13: 9780860683100