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Giants in the Earth: A Saga of the Prairie (Perennial Classics)

by O E Rolvaag

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Suspecting I was born in the wrong era, I have always been fascinated by pioneer life. As a child, I read Little House on the Prairie and imagined a simpler time. Rölvaag captures that feeling for me with the story of Per Hansa, who travels from Norway with his wife and three children to the prairie of South Dakota to stake a claim. There are golden waves of grain and sweeping landscapes, but there is also a dark side to their new life. Illness, deafening quiet, locusts, madness, and fear threaten their dream of a little house on the prairie. Giants in the Earth is the first of a trilogy which follows the family through the generations.

Recommended by Kate L., Powell's City of Books

Suspecting I was born in the wrong era, I have always been fascinated by pioneer life. As a child, I read Little House on the Prairie and imagined a simpler time. Rölvaag captures that feeling for me with the story of Per Hansa, who travels from Norway with his wife and three children to the prairie of South Dakota to stake a claim. There are golden waves of grain and sweeping landscapes, but there is also a dark side to their new life. Illness, deafening quiet, locusts, madness, and fear threaten their dream of a little house on the prairie. Giants in the Earth is the first of a trilogy which follows the family through the generations.
Recommended by Kate L., Powell's City of Books

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

The classic story of a Norwegian pioneer family's struggles with the land and the elements of the Dakota Territory as they try to make a new life in America.
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About the Author

O. E. RÖlvaag was born in 1876. His books include Peder Victorious and Their Fathers' God. He died in 1931.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780060931933
Author:
Rolvaag, OLE E.
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Author:
Rolvaag, OLE E.
Author:
by Ole Edvart Rolvaag
Author:
Rlvaag, O. E.
Author:
Rolvaag, O. E.
Author:
Rolvaag, OLE Edvart
Location:
New York, NY :
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Historical fiction
Subject:
Immigrants
Subject:
North dakota
Subject:
Norwegians
Subject:
Dakota Territory
Subject:
Holm, Beret
Subject:
Immigrants - Dakota Territory
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Copyright:
c199
Edition Description:
Trade PB
Series:
Perennial Classics
Series Volume:
92/7
Publication Date:
19990831
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
560
Dimensions:
8.04x5.36x1.32 in. 1.03 lbs.
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Product details 560 pages HarperCollins Publishers - English 9780060931933 Reviews:
"Staff Pick" by ,

Suspecting I was born in the wrong era, I have always been fascinated by pioneer life. As a child, I read Little House on the Prairie and imagined a simpler time. Rölvaag captures that feeling for me with the story of Per Hansa, who travels from Norway with his wife and three children to the prairie of South Dakota to stake a claim. There are golden waves of grain and sweeping landscapes, but there is also a dark side to their new life. Illness, deafening quiet, locusts, madness, and fear threaten their dream of a little house on the prairie. Giants in the Earth is the first of a trilogy which follows the family through the generations.

by Kate L.
"Staff Pick" by ,

Suspecting I was born in the wrong era, I have always been fascinated by pioneer life. As a child, I read Little House on the Prairie and imagined a simpler time. Rölvaag captures that feeling for me with the story of Per Hansa, who travels from Norway with his wife and three children to the prairie of South Dakota to stake a claim. There are golden waves of grain and sweeping landscapes, but there is also a dark side to their new life. Illness, deafening quiet, locusts, madness, and fear threaten their dream of a little house on the prairie. Giants in the Earth is the first of a trilogy which follows the family through the generations.

by Kate L.
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