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Giants in the Earth:  A Saga of the Prairie
Giants in the Earth A Saga of the Prairie
Author: O. E. Rolvaag, Lincoln Colcord (Translator)
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.
ISBN-13: 9780060830472
ISBN-10: 0060830476
Publication Date: 11/1991
Pages: 480
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 19 ratings
Publisher: Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 2
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A moving narrative of pioneer hardship and heroism. Thr fullest, finest and most powerful novel that has been written about pioneer life in America. translated from the Norwegian.
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Great details about living and working on the new prairie. Very real characters. Loved it.
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"little house on the prairie" meets "pilgrim's progress". this story tells thr tough lessons the immigrant had to learn as they moved out onto the lonely prairies of america.
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Although the ending is clumsy and contrived, the rest of this book is a delicate exploration of depression and its effect on a woman at the end of the world.


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