My Antonia"1994, hardcover reprint edition, Barnes & Noble, NY. 266 pages. One of the author's most famous Nebraska novels. Describes the plight of native and foreign-born settlers in Nebraska in the early years of the 20th century. This title was first published in 1918, and was regarded by the author as her best work .A New York lawyer remembers his boyhood in Nebraska and his friendship with a pioneer Bohemian girl" - Prové de l'editor. |
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