One of Ours
is the fifth novel by Willa Cather. It is about Claude Wheeler, the
son of a wealthy farmer in rural Nebraska in the early twentieth
century. After attending college in Lincoln for a couple years,
Claude’s father decides to purchase a ranch in Colorado which will
be ran by Claude’s brother, Ralph, and Claude will run the farm in
Nebraska so his father can go between the two. Claude starts feeling
he has no meaning in life, especially after a marriage gone bad. When
World War I starts in Europe, Claude and his mother are caught up in
reading whatever they can about it in the newspapers. Shortly after
the United States enters the war, Claude decides to enlist in the
Army before the draft starts. He is given a commission
and is made an instructor to
get men trained and ready for going to Europe. Claude is finally sent
a year later and finally feels that he has meaning in his life.
I
thoroughly enjoyed this book. This is my first book read by this
author and with the way it is written, I know it won’t be the last.
The way she describes the Nebraska farmland and in France during the
war makes you feel that you are there with Claude. I recently started
gaining more of an interest in World War I and plan on reading more
books about it.
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Links:
You can download this book in various formats from the following
sites:
Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2369
Barnes & Noble:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/one-of-ours-willa-sibert-cather/1116756792?ean=2940027039165
Tim’s Rating: ****
(Four out of five stars)
I’m off to read another book. Check back Periodically for more book
reviews.
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