![]() ![]() These families left everything they knew, even their native languages, to come to the great unknown, with the promise of a better life. ![]() Basically, it is the story of the Great Melting Pot, how foreign born families immigrated to the United States, specifically the Great Plains, and did their best to fit in, make a living, and give their children an opportunity that could not be had anywhere else in the world. (I love doing that!) It is beautifully written by the great Willa Cather, and I understand it is very much autobiographical. Oddly, I ended up with three versions of this book: Physical book, Kindle edition, and audio. ![]() "My Antonia" (emphasis on the "i") has been on my "to-read" list for a very long time. ![]()
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