Book One introduces Karl Oskar and Kristina Nilsson, their 3 young children, and 11 others who make up a resolute party of Swedes fleeing the poverty, religious persecution, and social oppression of Smaland in 1850.
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Published between 1951 and 1961, Moberg's four-volume "Emigrant" epic offers the saga of the Swedish immigrant's role in the settling of the American frontier.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Swedish
Original Language: Swedish
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By D. Ashley
Format:Paperback
Very engaging. Makes you appreciate what people went through to get to America. Gives you a feel for what peoples experiences were in the Old World & how different things were. We take so many things for granted. I am Swedish & from Minnesota, but I think that the book has lessons to teach beyond Swedes & Minnesotans. This book gives a voice to ordinary people who make up the bulk of who our immigrant ancestors were. One word of caution - these books are addicting - I couldn't stop with the first. Two weeks after cracking open the first page of Book 1, I've finished Book IV.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
How wonderful to hear the story of our ancestors through the writing of one of Swedens best writers. We follow a group of emigrating Swedes closely as they make the enormous move from Sweden to America. This emigrant epic reminds you of how things have been, and who Americans are. I emigrated from Sweden to America like they did, only more than a hundred years later. Foremost, I feel that Moberg captures the torn inside of an emigrant fenomenally, many tears were shed while reading of the torment Kristina feels. It's as true today as it ever was, and the author tells exactly how I and many others feel having left one land to be part of another. The books are splendid reading, you can't put them down.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read all four books in Swedish language and just couldn't put them down, although I am Austrian...my only connection to Sweden is that I lived there for one year. After having read this book I could understand much better the American society and how it developed, but also got a deeper insight into Swedish history. I am dying to see the musical "Kristina fran Duvemala"!!!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great start to the series.
This book is the foundation for the other books in the series. I enjoyed them all. This book really gives a perspective on how difficult it was for the Swedish to survive in their... Read more
Published 9 days ago by Peggy Simpson
5.0 out of 5 stars
A powerful story
Karl Oskar Nilsson grew up in Smaland, Sweden, determined to set his own course. Selecting his own wife, Kristina, he works his parents' farm, only to find that he simply can't get... Read more
Published 16 days ago by Kurt A. Johnson
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent
Excellent
There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Read more
There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Clyf
4.0 out of 5 stars
Emigrants the first novel
I have only just started the first book in the series and so far so good, interesting what it was like back in thous days. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Anita Karlsson
4.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable read
Purchased this book as a gift but have heard from the receiptant that she loves it. She being of Swedish descendant loves learning about the strife the swedish people endured and... Read more
Published 11 months ago by M. Wolf
5.0 out of 5 stars
Remarkable historical fiction!
It's easy to believe that the author actually knew these people in Sweeden and made the voyage to America with them in 1850. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Jos M. Hohmann
4.0 out of 5 stars
Keep Coming Back to it
The Emigrants is an unadorned story of why a handful of characters emigrated from Sweden to the U.S. during the middle part of the 19th century. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Susan
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Masterpiece of Swedish Literature
Unforgetable. By far, one of the very best novels I-ve ever read in my life.
The story is fascinating, moving and very interesting from the historical standpoint. Read more
The story is fascinating, moving and very interesting from the historical standpoint. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Julio Lopez
5.0 out of 5 stars
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Thank you for sending the book so promptly. I haven't started it as yet, but happy it is in book form.
Published 23 months ago by S. R. Sondheim
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting
I read this book to learn more about what it was like for my ancestors emigrating from Sweden. The book was particularly interesting for me because the characters were from the... Read more
Published on March 29, 2011 by Gramma417
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