Relates the story of Norwegian pioneers who make the long trek from a fishing village in Norway through Canada to Spring Creek, in Dakota Territory in the latter part of the 19th century. For Per Hansa's wife Beret, the difficulties become unbearable. This "saga of the prairie" deals with timeless themes of immigration, fear and loneliness, myth, and religion.

3) Peder Victorious: a tale of the pioneers twenty years later

Author

Rølvaag, O. E

Language

English

4) Peder Victorious

Author

Rølvaag, O. E

Series

Norwegian pioneers trilogy volume 2

Language

English

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"Second volume of the trilogy [beginning with Giants in the earth], concerned with the second generation of Norwegian immigrants." Cf. Hanna, A. Mirror for the nation

5) Giants in the Earth

Author

Rolvaag, O. E

Language

English

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First published in this English translation in 1927, "Giants in the Earth" is the Norwegian novel by Norwegian-American author Ole Edvart Rolvaag which relates the struggles of a group of Norwegian immigrants to the Great Plains of America in the 1870s. A Norwegian fisherman, Per Hansa convinces his wife Beret to move with their three children to the Dakota Territory in order to build a homestead on the American frontier. Accompanied by several other...