One of OursThe Floating Press, 01.01.2012 - 421 Seiten This groundbreaking novel from acclaimed American writer Willa Cather was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1923. The tale follows the ups and downs of the young protagonist Claude Wheeler through his tumultuous transition to adulthood, as he takes on college life, new experiences, marriage, disillusionment, and finally, the ultimate test of courage on the battlefields of World War I. Cather explores with great precision and acuity the travails of an aimless youth, as well as the relief and clarity that discovering one's true purpose in life can bring. |
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... better start in early, though. You can take the wagon and the mules, and load in the cowhides. The butcher has agreed to take them." Claude put down his knife. "Can't we have the car? I've washed it on purpose." "And what about Dan and ...
... better start in early, though. You can take the wagon and the mules, and load in the cowhides. The butcher has agreed to take them." Claude put down his knife. "Can't we have the car? I've washed it on purpose." "And what about Dan and ...
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... better wear my old clothes if I have to take the hides. They're greasy, and in the sun they'll smell worse than fertilizer." "The men can handle the hides, I should think. Wouldn't you feel better in town to be dressed?" She was still ...
... better wear my old clothes if I have to take the hides. They're greasy, and in the sun they'll smell worse than fertilizer." "The men can handle the hides, I should think. Wouldn't you feel better in town to be dressed?" She was still ...
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... better when he didn't have to keep his mind on the road. He had come to this part of Nebraska when the Indians and the buffalo were still about, remembered the grasshopper year and the big cyclone, had watched the farms emerge one by ...
... better when he didn't have to keep his mind on the road. He had come to this part of Nebraska when the Indians and the buffalo were still about, remembered the grasshopper year and the big cyclone, had watched the farms emerge one by ...
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... Better look for him in the saloon." Nobody could put meaner insinuations into a slow, dry remark than Bayliss. Claude's cheeks flamed with anger. As he turned away, he noticed something unusual about his brother's face, but he wasn't ...
... Better look for him in the saloon." Nobody could put meaner insinuations into a slow, dry remark than Bayliss. Claude's cheeks flamed with anger. As he turned away, he noticed something unusual about his brother's face, but he wasn't ...
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... better let us be. I could see the advantage of a separator if we milked half-a-dozen cows. It's a very ingenious machine. But it's a great deal more work to scald it and fit it together than it was to take care of the milk in the old ...
... better let us be. I could see the advantage of a separator if we milked half-a-dozen cows. It's a very ingenious machine. But it's a great deal more work to scald it and fit it together than it was to take care of the milk in the old ...
Inhalt
VII | 235 |
VIII | 237 |
IX | 243 |
X | 248 |
XI | 255 |
XII | 262 |
XIII | 265 |
Book Four The Voyage of the Anchises | 269 |
I | 270 |
II | 273 |
III | 278 |
IV | 288 |
V | 295 |
VI | 297 |
VII | 306 |
VIII | 312 |
IX | 315 |
Book Five Bidding the Eagles of the West Fly On | 322 |
I | 323 |
II | 329 |
III | 335 |
IV | 339 |
V | 344 |
VI | 349 |
VII | 357 |
VIII | 363 |
IX | 373 |
X | 379 |
XI | 395 |
XII | 402 |
XIII | 404 |
XIV | 411 |
XV | 420 |
XVI | 425 |
XVII | 433 |
XVIII | 441 |
XIX | 455 |
Endnotes | 460 |
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