After three long years of scrimping and saving to buy tickets for their passage to America, Roald and Ingeborg Bjorklund, along with their son, Thorliff, finally arrive at the docks of New York City. It was the promise of free land that fed their dream and lured them from their beloved home high above the fjords of Norway in 1880. As they join the throngs of countless immigrants passing through Castle Garden, the Bjorklunds soon discover that nothing is as they had envisioned it. Appalled by the horrid stories of fellow ...
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After three long years of scrimping and saving to buy tickets for their passage to America, Roald and Ingeborg Bjorklund, along with their son, Thorliff, finally arrive at the docks of New York City. It was the promise of free land that fed their dream and lured them from their beloved home high above the fjords of Norway in 1880. As they join the throngs of countless immigrants passing through Castle Garden, the Bjorklunds soon discover that nothing is as they had envisioned it. Appalled by the horrid stories of fellow immigrants forced to live in squalid living conditions, they continue their long journey by train as far as Grand Forks. From there a covered wagon takes them into Dakota Territory, where they settle on the banks of the Red River. But there was no way for them to foresee the price they will have to pay to wrest a living from the indomitable land. The virgin prairie refuses to yield its treasure without a struggle. Will they be strong enough to overcome the hardships of that first winter?
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couldn't put this book down,planned my activities to include more reading time.love the excitement that Lauraine creates in her books.Learned a lot about how things used to be.
Jeff A
Feb 10, 2011
Loved this book. Such and easy read and gives interesting insight into how pioneer women lived "back in the day." Enjoyed reading about each womens and mens Christian walk and how they lived it out. Encourages honesty with others and the Lord and shows what it is like to have an abiding walk with God.
MSandlin
Dec 9, 2008
You won't put it down.
I loved this book. It's one of those stories that wraps around your heart for years to come. The people in this book become like family and every trial suffered feels like one you've gone through with them. once I finished this one I could not wait to start reading the next in the series.
Cat0868
May 22, 2008
Amazing Storyline!
Lauraine Snelling is a great writer. I do enjoy her books. I was not sure I would like this series but when I read this book, I read it in one day and could not wait to see what happened in the next book. I just had to find out. The storyline flowed very well and the characters seemed so real that it felt like I was right there with them. I laughed and I cried.
