El Dorado

""El Dorado: A Kansas Recessional"" is a novel written by Willa Cather, which explores the themes of change, loss, and nostalgia in the context of a small Kansas town. The story is set in the late 19th century and follows the lives of a group of characters who are struggling to adapt to the rapidly changing world around them. The central character is a young woman named Alexandra Bergson, who inherits her family's farm after her father's death and must navigate the challenges of running a business in a time of economic uncertainty. Along the way, she encounters a variety of colorful characters, including her childhood friend Carl, who has returned to town after years of wandering, and a group of Swedish immigrants who are struggling to make a life for themselves in America. As the novel progresses, Alexandra and her fellow townspeople must confront the reality that the world they have known is disappearing, and that they must find a way to move forward in a new and uncertain future. Through vivid descriptions of the Kansas landscape and insightful characterizations, Cather creates a powerful portrait of a community in transition, and explores the universal themes of love, loss, and the quest for meaning in a changing world.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.