![]() ![]() Written between 19, this volume contains the novels:įollow Cather’s protagonists, Alexandra Bergson, Thea Kronborg, and Jim Burden as they develop successful farmland, become accomplished artists, and find happiness within family life. ![]() Prairie life was a challenge and this collection of books depicts the stories of three characters as they find their footing against the glorious backdrop of Nebraska countryside. At the turn of the twentieth century, European immigrants were settling into North America. The Great Plains Collection is the complete set of Willa Cather’s masterful trilogy in one volume. Willa Cather’s writing effortlessly captures the hearts and minds of immigrants as they make a new life in the states. ![]() It’s nearing the end of the nineteenth century, and prairie life in the Great Plains of America is harsh and unforgiving. ![]()
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![]() On the sandy beaches by the Bluefish Wharf Inn, John realizes just how Hard Love can be. Desperately hoping to fix things, John convinces Marisol to come with him to a zine conference on Cape Cod. Unfortunately, John mistakes this growing intimacy for love, and a disastrous date to his junior prom leaves that friendship in ruins. ![]() While at first their friendship is based on zines, dysfuntional families, and dreams of escape, soon both John and Marisol begin to shed their protective shells. It’s no wonder John writes articles like ‘Interview with the Stepfather’ and ‘Memoirs from Hell.’ The only release he finds is in homemade zines like the amazing Escape Velocity by Marisol, a self proclaimed ‘Puerto Rican Cuban Yankee Lesbian.’ Haning around the Boston Tower Records for the new issue of Escape Velocity, John meets Marisol and a Hard Love is born. ![]() ![]() Since his parents’ divorce, John’s mother hasn’t touched him, her new fianc wants them to move away, and his father would rather be anywhere than at Friday night dinner with his son. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Also after Allan’s death, the family added the last “e” to “Melville,” giving the author the name he is known by today. When Allan died of a fever in 1832, Maria turned to her wealthy Gansevoort relations for help. Shortly after the youngest, Thomas, was born, the family was forced to flee mounting debt and move to Albany. Living in New York City, Allan imported European dress goods, and Maria ran the household, giving birth to eight children between 1815-1830. ![]() While they’re relations were lustrous, the family struggled to adapt to changing economic conditions following the War of 1812. Herman Melville was born on Augas the third child of Maria Gansevoort and Allan Melvill, descendants of Albany Dutch and American revolutionary families, respectively. Notable Quote: “Taking a book off the brain is akin to the ticklish and dangerous business of taking an old painting off a panel-you have to scrape off the whole brain in order to get at it with due safety-and even then, the painting may not be worth the trouble.”.Selected Works: Moby-Dick, Clarel, Billy Budd.Parents: Maria Gansevoort and Allan Melvill.Known For: Author of Moby-Dick and several adventurous travel novels. ![]() |