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Giants in the earthO. E. Rølvaag

Giants in the earth

by OpenStories

Original author: O. E. Rølvaag

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"Giants in the Earth" by O. E. Rølvaag is a novel first published in Norwegian in 1924 and 1925, then in English in 1927. The story follows Per Hansa, his wife Beret, and their children as they join other Norwegian immigrant families settling the Dakota Territory in 1873. They face snowstorms, locusts, poverty, hunger, and loneliness while struggling to build new lives in America and navigate the challenges of fitting into an unfamiliar culture.

Giants in the earth, by O. E. Rølvaag. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #75491.

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23 Chapters

  1. 1.Book I: The Land-Taking57 words
  2. 2.Foreword503 words
  3. 3.Introduction: I (1)8,828 words
  4. 4.Introduction: I (2)8,718 words
  5. 5.Introduction: I (3)8,881 words
  6. 6.Introduction: I (4)8,697 words
  7. 7.Introduction: I (5)8,794 words
  8. 8.Introduction: I (6)8,822 words
  9. 9.Introduction: I (7)8,776 words
  10. 10.Introduction: I (8)8,785 words
  11. 11.Introduction: I (9)8,833 words
  12. 12.Introduction: I (10)8,705 words
  1. 13.Introduction: I (11)246 words
  2. 14.Book II: Founding the Kingdom (1)8,694 words
  3. 15.Book II: Founding the Kingdom (2)8,823 words
  4. 16.Book II: Founding the Kingdom (3)8,819 words
  5. 17.Book II: Founding the Kingdom (4)8,876 words
  6. 18.Book II: Founding the Kingdom (5)8,777 words
  7. 19.Book II: Founding the Kingdom (6)8,704 words
  8. 20.Book II: Founding the Kingdom (7)8,857 words
  9. 21.Book II: Founding the Kingdom (8)8,830 words
  10. 22.Book II: Founding the Kingdom (9)8,658 words
  11. 23.Book II: Founding the Kingdom (10)1,665 words