SOURCE: Stouck, David. “Historical Essay.” In O Pioneers!, by Willa Cather, edited by Susan J. Rosowski, Charles W. Mignon, and Kathleen Danker, pp. 283-303. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1991.
In the following essay, Stouck traces the publication of Cather's novel and discusses the sources of and influences on the work.
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