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My Ántonia
Classic historical fiction
My Ántonia
Orphaned Jim Burden remembers arriving on the Nebraska prairie and meeting Ántonia Shimerda, the spirited daughter of Bohemian immigrants. Their lives diverge as hardship, farm labor, education, and changing ambitions shape the immigrant community around Black Hawk. Jim's adult recollection idealizes Ántonia while also preserving the strength with which she meets losses he can observe but not fully share. Luminous and episodic, this frontier classic suits an open-sky autumn weekend for readers who value landscape, immigrant endurance, childhood friendship, and memory's power to turn one resilient woman into the emblem of a vanished place.
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Suicide by gunshot and discovery of the body; sexual assault/attempted rape; murder and gun violence; death and grief, including parental death; pregnancy and abandonment; period racism, racial slurs and xenophobia; animal death.
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Bush Tea with Honey
Honey and lemon brighten this warm tea, simple enough to make whenever a quiet moment appears.
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- Steep the tea and any herbs or whole spices in hot water according to the tea type, then strain. Stir in sweetener and juices. Serve hot.
- Garnish: Citrus peel, herb, or fruit from the recipe, if applicable.
- Glassware: Mug.
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Stormy Chapter
For adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
A bold, warming pour suits rugged adventures and wide-open settings.
What you'll need
- 2 oz dark rum
- 4 oz ginger beer ↗
- 1/2 oz fresh lime juice ↗
- Ice
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- Fill a highball glass with ice. Add rum and lime juice, top with ginger beer, and stir gently.
- Garnish: Lime wedge.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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