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Willa Cather's Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative of the making of a young American soldier.

One of Ours by Willa Cather... One of Ours is a novel by Willa Cather that won the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel. 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... Read Full Overview

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE Step into the poignant narrative of "One of Ours" by Willa Cather, a novel that, despite winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1923, remains a hidden gem compared to Cather's more renowned works. This gripping tale unfolds against the backdrop of World War... Read Full Overview

One of Ours is a novel by Willa Cather that 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... Read Full Overview

One of Ours is a novel by Willa Cather, first published in 1922. The novel won the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel. One of Ours 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... Read Full Overview

Claude, working on the family farm, and married to a woman who is more interested in her missionary work, than she is in him, tires of his monotonous life. When his wife leaves for china, he decides to enlist in the US Army, which has just begun preparing to enter the First World... Read Full Overview

One of Ours by Willa Cather Discover the Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novel That Captures the Heart of the American Experience One of Ours by Willa Cather is an unforgettable journey into the heart of early 20th century America, a masterful exploration of dreams, disillusionment, and... Read Full Overview

Willa Cather's profound Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is an almost serene World War I story. One of Ours captures the inner depths of ordinary people and delves into their everyday thoughts and lives.

Claude Wheeler is struggling to find direction for his... Read Full Overview

About The Author American author Willa Cather (1873 - 1947) was raised in Virginia and Nebraska and wrote eloquently about life on the Great Plains, including My ?ntonia (1918), considered her masterpiece. In 1923 she won the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours, set during WWI. Tired... Read Full Overview

Willa Sibert Cather was a American author who achieved recognition for her novels of frontier life on the Great Plains, works such as O Pioneers , My ntonia, and The Song of the Lark. In 1923 she was awarded the Pulitzer for One of Ours, a novel set during World War I. It... Read Full Overview

One of Ours tells the story of a Nebraska farm boy who struggles to find meaning in his life. It is the story of a young man born after the American frontier has vanished, yet whose quintessentially American restlessness seeks redemption on a frontier far bloodier and more distant... Read Full Overview

The Pulitzer-Prize-winning classic by Willa Cather.

Claude Wheeler craves excitement, far more than he can ever find as a farmer's son. 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,... Read Full Overview

Although the land on which the Nebraska farm boy Claude Wheeler lives is settled, he himself has inherited the pioneer spirit of adventure, the frontiersman's purpose, and the settler's sense of idealism. In One of Ours, Willa Cather explores the dissonance between Claude's... Read Full Overview

One of Ours is a novel by Willa Cather which won the 1923 Pulitzer Prize about the life of a native of Nebraska around the turn of the 20th century. H. L. Mencken suggested the novel read like "a Hollywood movie".

One of Ours is a novel by Willa Cather that won the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel. 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... Read Full Overview