The Settlers (Swedish: Nybyggarna, 1956) is a novel by Swedish writer Vilhelm Moberg. It is the third and the longest part of his four novels in the series The Emigrants.
Author | Vilhelm Moberg |
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Original title | 'Nybyggarna' |
Translator | Gustaf Lannestock |
Cover artist | Nisse Zetterberg[1] |
Country | Sweden |
Language | Swedish |
Series | The Emigrants |
Genre | Historical novel |
Publisher | Bonniers (Swedish) |
Publication date | 1956 |
Published in English | 1961 |
Media type | |
Pages | 535 pp (Swedish edition) |
ISBN | 0-87351-321-5 |
OCLC | 32391776 |
839.73/72 20 | |
LC Class | PT9875.M5 N913 1995 |
Preceded by | Unto a Good Land |
Followed by | The Last Letter Home |
The book tells about the Swedish immigrants' new life in America where most of the Nilsson party and their friends have started to feel at home.
It also follows Robert Nilsson's and his friend Arvid's journey on the California Trail. They went west to join the Gold Rush.