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Master storytelling about the ‘spunky men and women’ who left their mark on the Territory and State of North Dakota.
Master storytelling about the ‘spunky men and women’ who left their mark on the Territory and State of North Dakota.
Immigrant homesteaders speak only Norwegian causing interesting situations. Writings about children's games, escapades, school and work. ... more
Touching characterizations of a time gone by: courtship, first automobile in Johnny Butte, hero worship, etc. ... more
A novel inspired by Rolfrud's immigrant mother. Fiction based upon experiences of single women and widows who homesteaded, often beginning in sod huts. ... more
by Vilhelm Moberg
Book 2 opens in the summer of 1850 as the emigrants disembark in New York City. Their journey to a new home in Minnesota Territory takes them by riverboat, steam wagon, Great Lakes steamship, and oxcart to Chisago County. ... more