| One of Ours: Original and Unabridged Contributor(s): Cather, Willa (Author) |
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ISBN: 1500949140 ISBN-13: 9781500949143 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $11.35 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 980 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.96 lbs) 294 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - Plains - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Geographic Orientation - Nebraska - Sex & Gender - Masculine |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 10841 Reading Level: 7.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 22.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One of Ours by Willa Cather won the 1923 Pulitzer Prize, it tells the story of the life of Claude Wheeler, a Nebraska native around the turn of the 20th century. The son of a successful farmer and an intensely pious mother, he is guaranteed a comfortable livelihood. Nevertheless, Wheeler views himself as a victim of his father's success and his own inexplicable malaise. As World War I begins in Europe, the family is fixated on every development from overseas. When the United States decides to enter the war, Claude enlists in the US Army. Finally believing he has found a purpose in life - beyond the drudgery of farming and marriage. |