"The best thing I've done is My Antonia," recalled Willa Cather. "I feel I've made a contribution to American letters with that book."

Ántonia Shimerda returns to Black Hawk, Nebraska, to make a fresh start after eloping with a railway conductor following the tragic death of her father. Accustomed to living in a sod house and toiling alongside the men in the fields, she is unprepared for the lecherous reaction her lush sensuality provokes when she moves to the city. Despite betrayal and crushing opposition, Ántonia steadfastly pursues her quest for happiness?a moving struggle that mirrors the quiet drama of the American landscape.

289 pages

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	1994
ISBN13	9780553214185
Publishers	Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group I
Pages	288
Dimensions	174 × 107 × 15 mm · 142 g
Language	English
Contributor	Stephanie Vaughn

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