![]() ![]() Slightly more autobiographical in nature, The Song of The Lark is about a woman who dreams of leaving the expansive west in search of a life filled with art, music, and a metropolitan opera house. Written with a feminist edge and rich with complexity, it is sure to please. One of the most highly praised Willa Cather books, O Pioneers! is the story of a heroine devoted to conquering the empty Nebraska land. ![]() Instead, consider reading one of these seven pioneer novels by Willa Cather to get a glimpse of life before Netflix. ![]() If you’re like me, a dry history book probably isn’t your favorite genre to curl up with at the end of the day. Other than the narrative provided from my American Girl Doll, Kirsten, and the first-hand experience of dying from dysentery while playing the board game “Oregon Trail,” I do not have much information on the pioneer life―but I love to learn. Faced with such difficulties in 2016, I am hard pressed to imagine what daily life must have been like on the frontier for early Americans. ![]() I’ve accidentally put clothes that are labeled “lay flat to dry” in the dryer and been left with a pile of sweaters that look like they belong to a Chihuahua. I have made the arduous journey into the gas station when the pay at the pump feature is out of order. I've been reduced to drinking lattés made with soy milk when my preferred dairy-substitute of almond milk is unavailable. As a hardened millennial, I am well-versed in the first-world problems of modern life. ![]()
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