By situating Cather's two novels within their historical contexts, this casebook sheds light on important social issues of the time such as the decline of the family farm and the immigrant's dream of a better life in America, some of which are still relevant today.
The impact of the weather Before coming to Nebraska , many homesteaders had read the 591 - page book by Frederick Goddard titled , Where to Emigrate and Why ... in which Goddard promised " mildly alternating seasons .
The imperialist overtones of this final calculation suggest some of the ironic implications the planetary - colonization theme might have in other contexts , and one has only to turn to a book such as Ray Bradbury's The Martian ...
Conrad Richter's America