The Settlers (novel)

Summary

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.

The Settlers
First edition
AuthorVilhelm Moberg
Original title'Nybyggarna'
TranslatorGustaf Lannestock
Cover artistNisse Zetterberg[1]
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish
SeriesThe Emigrants
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherBonniers (Swedish)
Publication date
1956
Published in English
1961
Media typePrint
Pages535 pp (Swedish edition)
ISBN0-87351-321-5
OCLC32391776
839.73/72 20
LC ClassPT9875.M5 N913 1995
Preceded byUnto a Good Land 
Followed byThe Last Letter Home 

Plot edit

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.

Film, television or theatrical adaptions edit

References edit

  1. ^ Book Cover Lover: Vilhelm Moberg - Nybyggarna Retrieved 2015-12-23.