The Emigrants III and IV: The Settlers & Last Letter Home
by Vilhelm Moberg
Category: Swedish Americans

(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.