My ÁntoniaThe final novel in the Great Plains trilogy, this is a celebration of the American Midwest with Cather's strongest heroine at its heart. Jim and ntonia meet as children in the wide open plains of Nebraska at the end of the nineteenth century. Jim leaves for college and a career in the east, while ntonia stays at home, dedicating herself to her farm and family. As the years roll by, Jim will come to view ntonia as the embodiment of the prairie