The Settlers (novel) explained

The Settlers
Title Orig:Nybyggarna
Translator:Gustaf Lannestock
Cover Artist:Nisse Zetterberg[1]
Author:Vilhelm Moberg
Country:Sweden
Language:Swedish
Series:The Emigrants
Genre:Historical novel
Publisher:Bonniers (Swedish)
Pub Date:1956
English Pub Date:1961
Media Type:Print
Pages:535 pp (Swedish edition)
Isbn:0-87351-321-5
Dewey:839.73/72 20
Congress:PT9875.M5 N913 1995
Oclc:32391776
Preceded By:Unto a Good Land
Followed By:The Last Letter Home

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.

Plot

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

Notes and References

  1. http://bookcoverlover.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/vilhelm-moberg-nybyggarna.html Book Cover Lover: Vilhelm Moberg - Nybyggarna