El Dorado

""El Dorado: A Kansas Recessional"" is a novel written by Willa Cather, which was first published in 1920. The book tells the story of a young woman named Alexandra Bergson, who inherits her father's farm in Nebraska after his death. The novel follows Alexandra's struggles to maintain the farm and her relationships with her brothers, who are not interested in farming. The story takes place in the late 19th century, during a time when the prairie lands of the Midwest were being settled by immigrants from Europe. The novel explores the themes of family, love, and the struggle for survival in a harsh and unforgiving landscape. Throughout the book, Cather vividly describes the beauty of the prairie, as well as the challenges of living in such a remote and isolated place. She also portrays the complex relationships between the different characters, as they navigate their way through the difficulties of life on the farm. ""El Dorado: A Kansas Recessional"" is a powerful and moving work of fiction that captures the spirit of the American Midwest in the early years of settlement. It is a timeless tale of love, loss, and the struggle for survival that continues to resonate with readers today.Here and there, on either side of this deserted way of traffic, were half demolished buildings and excavations where the weeds grew high, which might once have been the sites of houses. For this was once El Dorado, the Queen City of the Plains, the Metropolis of Western Kansas, the coming Commercial Centre of the West.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.