The Emigrants

by Vilhelm Moberg · first published 1949

The Emigrants (Swedish: Utvandrarna, 1949) is a novel by Swedish writer Vilhelm Moberg. It is the first of his four-novel series entitled The Emigrants. In these he explores the causes and process of the major Swedish emigration to the United States beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, and the hardships they endure in their journey and settling in such frontier areas as the Minnesota Territory. In 1951, Simon & Schuster published an English-language edition translated by Gustaf Lannestock.

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Genre:

Historical fiction

Original language:

Swedish

Year page:

1949