One of OursCourier Corporation, 18.01.2013 - 352 Seiten In Willa Cather's Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, we meet Claude Wheeler, a young Nebraskan yearning to escape the life that has been preordained for him. Claude is dissatisfied with farming, alienated from his parents, distant from his wife, and searching for something to believe in. When the country enters the First World War, he finally discovers what he's been looking for. Away from home for the first time, Claude finds the course of his life irrevocably altered by newfound friendships and experiences on distant battlefields. One of Ours continues to be a celebratory tribute — and a grief-stricken remembrance — of World War I. It is at once a courageous and poignant story of American ideals, an extraordinary character sketch, and a disquieting look at the making of an American soldier. |
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... told me, “ I chust Hoovered and Hoovered so long I loss my appetite. I don't eat no more.” There wasn't a church sociable in our town all winter and spring. Late in the summer the first church supper of the year was given in the ...
... told me, “ I chust Hoovered and Hoovered so long I loss my appetite. I don't eat no more.” There wasn't a church sociable in our town all winter and spring. Late in the summer the first church supper of the year was given in the ...
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... told a story of a Bohemian woman, living in one of the far western counties, who had saved fifty dollars of her egg money to buy a new winter dress and a warm coat. A Liberty Bond canvasser rode up to her door and presented her ...
... told a story of a Bohemian woman, living in one of the far western counties, who had saved fifty dollars of her egg money to buy a new winter dress and a warm coat. A Liberty Bond canvasser rode up to her door and presented her ...
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... told me such interesting things about farm-life and customs in the old country—beautiful things which I can never forget—that I used to ask them why they had left such a lovely land for our raw prairies. The answer was always the same ...
... told me such interesting things about farm-life and customs in the old country—beautiful things which I can never forget—that I used to ask them why they had left such a lovely land for our raw prairies. The answer was always the same ...
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... told her how many pairs of socks and how many sweaters Riverton, or Guide Rock, or Blue Hill, had delivered up to date. The finished garments which I saw piled in the shoe store, and in the farm houses, gave me a better idea of the ...
... told her how many pairs of socks and how many sweaters Riverton, or Guide Rock, or Blue Hill, had delivered up to date. The finished garments which I saw piled in the shoe store, and in the farm houses, gave me a better idea of the ...
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... told you a joke on Bayliss?” “I expect I would.” Claude's tone was not at all eager. “You saw Bayliss today? Notice anything queer about him, one eye a little off colour? Did he tell you how he got it?” “No. I didn't ask him.” “Just as ...
... told you a joke on Bayliss?” “I expect I would.” Claude's tone was not at all eager. “You saw Bayliss today? Notice anything queer about him, one eye a little off colour? Did he tell you how he got it?” “No. I didn't ask him.” “Just as ...
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