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OLE Edvart Rolvaag (Author)
“The fullest, finest, and most powerful novel that has been written about pioneer life in America.”–The Nation
O. E. Rolvaag’s classic novel of a family of Norwegian settlers in the Great Plains–a vivid and intimate portrait of the nineteenth-century immigrant experience and the exploration of America
Based in part on Ole Edvart R lvaag’s own recollections as well of those of his wife’s family who were immigrant homesteaders, Giants in the Earth is the riveting story of a Norwegian family forging a new life amid the harsh, desolate climate of the Dakota Territory. R lvaag recounts the hardships they endured on the high prairie–blizzards, locust storms, poverty, hunger, loneliness, homesickness, and culture shock–as well as their simple joys, culminating in a magnificent epic that bridges Norwegian culture and the history of the American dream.
“A moving narrative of pioneer hardship and heroism. . . . The background of the boundless Dakota prairie, with its mysterious distances and its capacity for evil, is painted with alternating beauty and grimness.” —The Atlantic
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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.–Atlantic Monthly
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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.
Number of Pages: 560Dimensions: 1.32 x 8.04 x 5.36 INPublication Date: November 15, 2022Accelerated Reader:Quiz Name: Giants in the EarthInterest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12Reading Level: 8.4Point Value: 28
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