18 books like O Pioneers!

What to read after O Pioneers! — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

My Ántonia Willa Cather · 1818 · ★ 3.9 · 106p · ≈ 3h · Challenging My Antonia, first published 1918, is one of Willa Cather's greatest works. It is the last novel in the Prairie trilogy, preceded by O Pioneers! and The Song of the Lark.My Antonia tells the stories of several immigrant families who move out to rural Nebraska to start new lives in America, with a particular focus on a Bohemian family, the Shimerdas, whose eldest daughter is named Antonia. The… Shares: Women immigrants, Women pioneers, Frontier and pioneer life, History

Follow your heart Rosanne Bittner · 2005 · 332p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "Bittner is one of those writers whose talent has grown over the years; that talent truly blossoms." — Publishers WeeklyDevastated by the droughts and plagues that have ravaged her family's homestead on the Nebraska Plains in the 1870s, settler Ingrid Svensson regards wealthy Jude Kingman as her sworn enemy. But Ingrid gradually sees that Jude shares her commitment to seeing justice served, and… Shares: Nebraska, Frontier and pioneer life

The Bride Blunder Kelly Eileen Hake · 2009 · 324p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Come visit Buttonwood for a marriage mistake like no other in the third novel of Kelly Eileen Hake’s Prairie Promises series. In the Nebraskan Territory of 1859, Gavin Miller writes home to request the hand of Miss Marguerite Chandler.  Unfortunately, while he never forgot Marguerite was the French word for Daisy, he’d failed to recall that the two cousins shared their grandmother’s name,… Shares: Nebraska, Frontier and pioneer life, Historical Fiction, History

These Is My Words Nancy E. Turner · 1998 · ★ 4.4 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Een jonge, avontuurlijke pioniersvrouw beschrijft in haar dagboeken hoe ze eind 19e eeuw per huifkar naar Arizona trekt en daar twintig jaar lang te maken krijgt met het harde leven in het Wilde Westen. Shares: Women pioneers, Frontier and pioneer life, Historical Fiction, History

Sarah's Quilt Nancy E. Turner · 2005 · ★ 4.5 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Arizona Territory pioneer Sarah Prine struggles with drought, starving cattle, and a neighbor's unwelcome advances, a situation that is further complicated when her brother's family is devastated by the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Shares: Women pioneers, Frontier and pioneer life

Faith Lori Copeland · 1998 · 291p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Prolific author Copeland kicks off another historical Western series with this pleasing tale of mail-order brides set in 1872. When their pastor father dies suddenly, leaving little money, three sisters realize that they need to take drastic action to survive. Each answers a newspaper ad soliciting Christian brides. Faith goes to Texas, where her intended, a well-to-do rancher named Nicholas… Shares: Women pioneers, Historical Fiction

A time to love Al Lacy · 1998 · ★ 4.3 · 500p · ≈ 16h · Moderate At the altar Linda Forrest discovers her fiancee has eloped -- with her own sister! Starting a new life as a mail order bride she finds her husband has a sinister secret, but that no danger can place her beyond God's love.From the Trade Paperback edition. Shares: Women pioneers, Historical Fiction

A gown of Spanish lace Janette Oke · 1995 · ★ 4.0 · 251p · ≈ 8h · Moderate When a young woman is faced with being kidnapped, she is forced to resort to her only hope--God. A young woman among many burly robbers, Ariana is unsure of who to trust, but she must make risks if she ever wishes to leave and go back to the family she dearly loved. This book was one of my top favorites of Janette Oke, it not only showed Ariana's apparent Spiritual strength, but also contained… Shares: Women pioneers, Frontier and pioneer life

They Called Her Mrs. Doc Janette Oke · 1992 · ★ 4.1 · 224p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Eastern socialite Cassandra Dell Winston was willing to travel to the ends of the earth to be with her husband, Dr. Samuel Smith. But it was still a shock when Sam took her west to a rustic frontier town--the place where They Called Her Mrs. Doc. Shares: Women pioneers, Frontier and pioneer life, Historical Fiction

A Bridge Across the Ocean Susan Meissner · 2017 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "World War Two is over, but the recovery from the most intimate of its horrors has only just begun for Annaliese Lange, a German ballerina desperate to escape her past, and Simone Deveraux, the wronged daughter of a French Resistance spy. Now the two women are joining hundreds of other European war brides aboard the renowned RMS Queen Mary to cross the Atlantic and be reunited with their American… Shares: Immigrants, Historical Fiction

Redeeming Love Francine Rivers · 1991 · ★ 4.5 · 479p · ≈ 15h · Moderate California’s gold country, 1850. A time when men sold their souls for a bag of gold and women sold their bodies for a place to sleep. Angel expects nothing from men but betrayal. Sold into prostitution as a child, she survives by keeping her hatred alive. And what she hates most are the men who use her, leaving her empty and dead inside. Then she meets Michael Hosea. A man who seeks his Father’s… Shares: Women pioneers, Frontier and pioneer life, Historical Fiction

The Spirit of the Border Zane Grey · 1906 · 246p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Wikipedia: Spirit of the Border is an historical novel written by Zane Grey, first published in 1906. The novel is based on events occurring in the Ohio River Valley in the late eighteenth century. It features the exploits of Lewis Wetzel, a historical personage who had dedicated his life to the destruction of Native Americans and to the protection of nascent white settlements in that region.… Shares: Women pioneers, Frontier and pioneer life, Classic Literature, History

Betty Zane Zane Grey · 1903 · 273p · ≈ 9h · Challenging I found this book one of Mr. Grey's finer writings, perhaps due to his emotional and familial attachment to the subject. The feel of the time is very real and still written with contemporary digestability. Not to be overlooked by fans of Zane Grey or historical novels. From Wikipedia: Elizabeth "Betty" Zane McLaughlin Clark (July 19, 1759 – August 23, 1823) was an alleged heroine of the… Shares: Women pioneers, Frontier and pioneer life, Historical Fiction, Classic Literature

Roses for Mama Janette Oke · 1990 · ★ 4.2 · 222p · ≈ 7h · Moderate She's cared for her siblings as best she could . . . but is it enough? Instead of the new life she and her family expected to forge out west, seventeen-year-old Angela is thrust into the role of caring for her three younger siblings after the death of their parents. With the help of her older brother, and trust in God, Angela is determined to raise the children as her mother would have wanted.As… Shares: Women pioneers, Frontier and pioneer life, Historical Fiction

Maria Chapdelaine Louis Hémon · 1916 · ★ 3.7 · 262p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Tells of a French-Canadian family in early twentieth-century Quebec, where life is ruled by the harsh winters and a young woman must choose between the life she has always known and the possibility of a different, less difficult life. Shares: Immigrants, Frontier and pioneer life, History

The Cherokee Trail Louis L'Amour · 1982 · ★ 4.1 · 178p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Mary Breydon knew how to get things done. Raised on a Virginia plantation, she learned how to care for livestock, respect her workers, and keep good books. But after her husband is killed, she must make a living running a stagecoach station on the Cherokee Trail. Mary faces challenges that even the men eagerly anticipating her failure would have a difficult time overcoming. After being forced to… Shares: Women pioneers, Frontier and pioneer life

Backwoods of Canada Catherine Parr Traill · 1836 · 351p · ≈ 11h · Challenging The toils, troubles, and satisfactions of pioneer life are recorded with charm and vivacity on The Backwoods of Canada, by Catherine Parr Traill, who, like her sister Susanna Moodie, left the comforts of genteel English society for the rigours of a new, young land. Traill offers a vivid and honest account of her trip to North America and of her first two and a helf years living in the bush… Shares: Women pioneers, Frontier and pioneer life, History

Frontiers Colleen L. Reece · 2000 · 234p · ≈ 7h · Moderate It Takes an Extra Special Woman to Be a Preacher’s Bride  Six men are dedicated to proclaiming God’s Word—and six women wonder if they’re cut out to support that calling.  Being a helpmate to a pastor is no easy task. They must step out in a special kind of faith and love to become preachers’ brides. . . .  Remember Me by Kimberley Comeaux North suffers an injury, loses his memory,… Shares: Immigrants, Frontier and pioneer life

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