Catherâs cousin Grosvenor had grown up on the farm next to hers, had many of the traits she gave to Claude, and, like her protagonist, went with the Army to France towards the end of the war. One of Ours is Catherâs first novel following the completion of her Prairie Trilogy, which she finished before the U.S. There Claude finds the purpose heâs been missing his whole life. Heâs commissioned as a lieutenant, and he and his outfit are deployed to France in the waning months of the war. decides to enter World War I, and Claude enlists. While heâs struggling to find his way in a questionable marriage, the U.S. Claude doesnât feel comfortable in any situation, and almost every step he takes is a wrong one. Heâs sent to a private religious college because his mother feels itâs safer, but he yearns for State college where he might be able expand his knowledge of the real world. Â 5 in the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction WinnersĬlaude Wheeler is the son of a successful Nebraskan farmer and a very devout mother. Standard Ebooksġ28,244 words (7 hours 47 minutes) with a reading ease of 81.02 (easy) One of Ours, by Willa Cather - Free ebook download - Standard Ebooks: Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover.
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