Willa Cather
An American author.
A Lost Lady
Marian Forrester’s pioneer husband dies and she becomes mistress of Ivy Peters. Niel Herbert adores her. she disappears to South America
One of Ours
Alexander’s Bridge
Youth and the Bright Medusa
stories, including Paul’s Case
Death comes for the Archbishop
They need a new archbishop for the New Mexico Territory. They pick Jean Marie Latour, and send him on the pretense of getting an El Greco painting. Latour travels with Joseph Vaillant. Buck Scales attempts to kill them, but his wife Magdalena saves them. They weed out corrupt priests such as Father Martinez. They befriend people like Kit Carson and Eusabio. Latour builds a big church and lives pretty much happily ever after.
O Pioneers!
Opens on the Bergsons, Linstrums, and Marie Shabata in Hanover Nebraska. Emil and Alexandra return from the Divide. Emil goes to the University and Crazy Ivar works in the stables. Emil flees to Mexico city to avoid his attraction to Marie Shabata. Emil’s friend Amedee dies, and Emil resolves to break things off with Marie. Marie’s husband shoots Marie and Emil in an orchard. Alexandra takes a long time to recover. She tries to pardon Frank and marries Carl Linstrum.
Song of the Lark
Thea Kronberg grows up in Moonstone, Colorado. Her Aunt Tillie partially supports her. She gets piano lessons from Herr Wunsch, and hangs out with Spanish Johnny and Ray Kennedy. Herr Wunsch is disgraced, and Thea teaches all of his students. She heads to Chicago to get an education with money left to her by Ray Kennedy. She works for Reverend Larson and takes lessons with Andor Harsanyi. She gets singing lessons from Madison Bowers. She has a relationship with Fred Ottenburg.
My Antonia
Jim Burden writes a memoir about Antonia Shimerda. They were friends in rural Nebraska, until Mr. Shimerda killed himself, which drove them apart. Shimerda takes a job with the Harlings, which brings them closer together again. Jim hangs out with Lena Lingard and transfers to Harvard. Antonia gets pregnant with some random dude. She marries Cuzak
Sapphira and the Slave Girl
Woman tries to sell a slave because her son likes her.