Books like My Antonia / O Pioneers!

It's a wonderful story about how difficult life was for Scandinavian and Slovakian immigrants at the turn of the 20th century in the U.S. Midwest, but the real beauty of this narrative lies in the economically crafted rural landscapes with silver slivers and yellow hues, creates vibrantly minimalist and scented fields of wheat, flowers and insects. The one downside to this novel is the racist caricature of the blind African American musician written with such condescension.