Emigrating from Bohemia to Black Hawk, Nebraska, with her family, Antonia discovers no white-framed farmhouse or snug barn. Instead, the cultured Shimerda family finds itself huddled in a primitive sod house buffeted by the ceaselessly blowing winds on the Midwest prairie. For her childhood friend Jim Burden, Antonia comes to embody the elemental spirit of this frontier. Working alongside men, she survives without compromising the rich, deep power...

My Ántonia, first published 1918, is one of Willa Cather's greatest works. It is the last novel in the Prairie trilogy, preceded by O Pioneers! and The Song of the Lark. My Ántonia tells the stories of several immigrant families who move out to rural Nebraska to start new lives in America, with a particular focus on a Bohemian family, the Shimerdas, whose eldest daughter is named Ántonia. The book's narrator,

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A photobiography of the first wife of a president to have a public life and career of her own.

Pastors' wives are in a privileged-yet often difficult-position. Various challenges make it is easy for ministry wives to feel discouraged about their relationship with God, lose their wonder at the mystery of the church, and forget the joy of serving alongside their husband. In this encouraging and humorous book, Gloria Furman offers pastors' wives a breath of fresh air, reminding readers that Christ stands ready to help regardless of the circumstance-whether...

Depicts the life of Eleanor Roosevelt and describes her tenacity, intelligence, and devotion to her husband and the nation. Demonstrates the impact she had on achieving women's rights and her unique status as a First Lady that broke the mold of what a First Lady was expected to be. Discusses the work she did during the Great Depression and World War II and illustrates the support she gave to her husband by campaigning for him, giving speeches, and...