Giants in the earth by O. E. Rølvaag
"Giants in the Earth" by O. E. Rølvaag is a novel first published in Norwegian in 1924 and 1925, then in English in 1927. The story follows Per Hansa, his wife Beret, and their children as they join other Norwegian immigrant families settling the Dakota Territory in 1873. They face snowstorms, locusts, poverty, hunger, and loneliness while struggling to build new lives in America and navigate the challenges of fitting into an
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| Author | Rølvaag, O. E. (Ole Edvart), 1876-1931 |
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| Translator | Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947 |
| Uniform Title | I de dage. English |
| Title | Giants in the earth |
| Original Publication | United States: A. L. Burt Company, 1927. |
| Note | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giants_in_the_Earth_(novel) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Norwegian Americans -- Fiction |
| Subject | Norwegian fiction -- Translations into English |
| Subject | South Dakota -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 75491 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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