Giants in the Earth (Cliff Note's Edition) [Paperback]

Frank B. Huggins (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0822005247 | ISBN-13: 978-0822005247 | Publication Date: June 17, 1965

The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background — all to help you gain greater insight into great works you're bound to study for school or pleasure.

In CliffsNotes on Rölvaag's Giants in the Earth, you explore the story of Norwegian pioneers as they cross the Great Plains of America and the hardships they endure while trying to build a settlement. The greatness of this novel lies in the manner in which Rölvaag manages to bring out the emotions engendered in each of the pioneers — how they reacted to the loneliness and desolation of the prairie and how they adjusted to it . . . or didn't.

In this study guide, you'll find information about the author, a Brief Synopsis, and Critical Commentaries on each chapter of Giants in the Earth. You'll also find a list of characters, in-depth character analyses, and more:

• An introduction to the novel
• Essay topics and review questions
• A selected bibliography

Classic literature or modern-day treasure — you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Cliffs Notes (June 17, 1965)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0822005247
• ISBN-13: 978-0822005247
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,485,164 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book I HAD to read, September 19, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Giants in the Earth (Cliff Note's Edition) (Paperback)

I had to read this book in high school in New Jersey in the late 1950's...I loved it then and and was able to find a copy of my own published in 1928. I have read it several times since. I was also able to acquire a paperback copy of PEDER VICTORIOUS, a follow on book. These books give you a real feeling of the way life was and makes you wish you knew these people

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting "Giants", December 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Giants in the Earth (Cliff Note's Edition) (Paperback)

I couldn't stop reading this amazing book once I had started. There is a intricate mixture of folklore, fantasy, and the cutting reality of life in the days of the pioneers. There was something almost haunting about the power that the untamed land held over the characters in the novel. Rolvaag writes his characters with a lucidity and truthfulness that is almost on a mythical level.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Boring at first but then gets excellent!!, September 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Giants in the Earth (Cliff Note's Edition) (Paperback)

Very,very boring in the beggining but then turns out to be pretty good, actually great. I thought it was going to be a horrible book at first because we had to read it for literature class. But read it, it is good!