O. E. Rölvaag Livres

Saga of the prairies dealing with the hardships of Norwegian farmers who set out in 1873 to settle in the Dakota country

A sequel to Giants in the Earth, this work tells the tale of Norwegian settlers in the Dakotas. Beret and their children, Syvert Tonseten and Kjersti, and Sorine struggle to adapt, and to become Americans. This is a novel of youth and youth's self-discovery. It is a story of Beret's pain and dismay at the Americanization of her children.