An Untamed Land (Red River of the North Book #1)
Proud of Their Heritage and Sustained by Their Faith, They Came
to Tame a New Land
She had promised herself that once they left the fjords of Norway,
she would not look back. After three long years of scrimping and
saving to buy tickets for their passage to America, Roald and
Ingeborg Bjorklund, along with their son, Thorliff, finally arrive
at the docks of New York City. It was the promise of free land that
fed their dream and lured them from their beloved home high above
the fjords of Norway in 1880. Together with Roald's brother Carl
and his family, they will build a good life in a new land that
promises untold wealth and vast farmsteads for their children. As
they join the throngs of countless immigrants passing through
Castle Garden, they soon discover that nothing is as they had
envisioned it. Appalled by the horrid stories of fellow immigrants
bilked of all their money and forced to live in squalid living
conditions, the Bjorklunds continue their long journey by train as
far as Grand Forks. From there a covered wagon takes them into
Dakota Territory, where they settle on the banks of the Red River.
But there was no way for them to foresee the price they will have
to pay to wrest a living from the indomitable land. The virgin
prairie refuses to yield its treasure without a struggle. Will they
be strong enough to overcome the hardships of that first
winter?
Product Details
- Title : An Untamed Land (Red River of the North Book #1)
- Author: Snelling, Lauraine
- Publisher: Bethany House
- Publication Date: 2006
- ISBN: 9781441203182
Lauraine Snelling is an award winning author of over 30 books,
both fiction and non fiction for adults and young adults. She has
two horse series for young teen girls, the GOLDEN FILLY SERIES
which is completed and HIGH HURDLES. Lauraine is also the author of
the popular RED RIVER OF THE NORTH series set in North Dakota in
the past part of the 19th century. The Bjorklund brothers bring
their families from Norway to begin a new life on the land they
will turn from prairie to fertile farms.
Besides writing both books and articles, Lauraine teaches at
writer's conferences across the country and has an active speaking
career. She and husband Wayne have two grown sons, four grand dogs
and live in the country where Lauraine can garden, sew, do crafts,
cross stitch, enjoy her birds and eventually have a horse
again.