Karl Oskar and Kristina are a young married couple with an ever growing family who cannot make do on what little farm land they own. But the main focus in the books lies on a family that emigrates to escape poverty. They emigrate for a variety of reasons some to find gold and become rich, some to avoid religious persecution, some to get away from stigmas that follow them in their home parish. The suite tells the story of a group of people who became the first in their parish to move from Sweden to the United States during the mid-19th century. The Immigrants (also published in English under the title Unto a Good Land).The books have been translated into more than twenty languages, including English. A novel suite by Swedish author Vilhelm Moberg, considered among the finest pieces of Swedish literature.
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