
(Settlers) : Karl Oskar Nilsson and his wife art too entrenched in their new lives in America to consider returning to Sweden. His brother Robert heads west to jouin the gold prospectors whil Karl Oskar struggles to establish himself as a farmer in the face of terrifying obstacles. (Last letter home) : With the arrival of Pastor Torner from Sweden, Karl Oskar and his wife are at last able to devote some time to their spiritual needs. In the small but growing community, the Pastor offers hope and faith in the future to emigrants in a land where adversity and hardship are balanced by the fierce desire to prevail against all odds.
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1898–1973
Swedish journalist and writer, most famous for his series <i>The Emigrants</i>, four novels on Swedish-American migration.
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