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Lauraine
Snelling
Red River
of the North Series
An Untamed Land
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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? Proud
of Their Heritage and Sustained by Their Faith, They Came
to Tame a New Land. (c) Amazon.com
I read this entire series
within a week as I found each book difficult to put down!
My mother-in-law was the one who turned me on to Lauraine
Snelling and I am so thankful she did. This series is really
awesome! I enjoyed the first two books of the series the most,
although I wouldn't even think of skipping any of the others
in the series. I look forward to reading more of her work
in the future!! I recommend this series to any one who loves
historical novels set on the prairies during the late 1800's.
A New Day Rising
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Spring of 1884 in Dakota
Territory brings the promise of - A New Day Rising The dream
of a farmstead and a good life in America had led Roald and
Inegborg Bjorklund to cross the Atlantic and pioneer the virgin
prairie of Dakota Territory. But Roald's tragic disappearance
in a winter storm had turned Ingeborg's dreams into a living
nightmare. Against nearly impossible circumstances and overwhelming
grief, she struggles to keep the farm and her family together.
Finally, with the coming of spring and the arrival of Roald's
distant cousin to temporarily take over the heavy fieldwork,
Ingeborg is definitely on the mend after the long winter of
darkness of both her soul and mind. Able to return to her
care of the children and the soddy, Ingeborg cannot ignore
the joy that Haaken brings to their lives or the attraction
she begins to feel toward him. When Roald's brother from Norway
also arrives to help her, things become very complicated around
the simple prairie dwelling! He Reminded Her of a Viking of
Old. Could He Be Persuaded to Stay? (c) Amazon.com
A Land to Call Home
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It had taken four long,
difficult years to tame the virgin prairie of Dakota Territory.
Looking back through all the heartache and the body-breaking
labor, Ingeborg Bjorkland knew that God had been with them
every step of the way. Dreams that had turned into veritable
nightmares had been reshaped with the promise of a new day
rising, and her marriage to Haaken had been its sure sign.
Hjelmer travels west to work on the railroad, and after sending
only one letter to Penny, who has agreed to wait for him,
he is not heard from again. As the months pass, Penny is pursued
by other eligible suitors, and her love for Hjelmer is sorely
tried. Will he ever return to keep his promise? America's
westward expansion continues, bringing the railroad to their
area. Before them lies the challenge of proving up their homesteads,
developing a sense of community, building wooden barns and
houses, a schoolhouse and a church, a grain elevator and store.
First the land, then fire nearly destroys them. Will they
still hold to their dream? (c) Amazon.com
The Reaper's Song
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They held fast to their
dream, they tamed the prairie land, and now they can join
in - THE REAPERS' SONG Ever so slowly the Dakota Territory
is being transformed from a vast prairie into rich farmlands.
Finally the Bjorklund family and their neighbors are reaping
the promised harvest that had drawn them from their homes
in Norway to cross the Atlantic. With the coming of the railroad
and shipments of wheat to larger markets, the small town of
Blessing begins to prosper in 1886. But for Ingeborg, Haaken,
and their children, the challenges still remain to accomplish
their dreams. With the wheat harvest in full swing, the older
boys in the community leave school to help in the fields,
and the girls stay home to help cook. After the Bjorklunds'
fields are harvested, Haaken and the neighboring men take
the steam engine and the separator on the road, threshing
for other homesteaders in return for a portion of their grain.
With Haaken away and the fields standing idle, Ingeborg fears
an early change of season and refuses to wait for him to return
to finish the heavy fall work. Will she regret taking the
team to the field herself? Has she made a mistake in hiring
the mysterious young man who arrived so opportunely? Has the
Land Become More Important to Ingeborg Than her Own Family?
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Tender Mercies
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Is She Really Leaving Forever?
Mary Martha was the only woman to capture his heart. But now
she was preparing to leave the Dakota Territory. Was her good-bye
forever? Jump into the Red River of the North series and learn
why readers across the country are clamoring for each new
book in this historical series. Tracing the difficulties and
joys of carving out a life from the Dakota sod in the second
half of the 1800s, Tender Mercies continues Snelling's Red
River saga and will pull your heartstrings and make you feel
the joys and frustrations of life on the open lands of the
19th century mid-west. The rich farmlands of the Dakota Territory
in 1887 are finally beginning to yield the abundant harvest
the pioneers had dreamed about so long. The establishment
of the railroad has brought significant changes to the small
town of Blessing as well as prosperity to the Bjorklund family
and their neighbors. Among the townsfolk, Reverend John Solberg
despite being wary of matchmaking efforts in the past is developing
a friendship with a delightful young woman through their common
love of books. Mary Martha has a gentle southern charm that
wins everyone in her circle but too soon she is called on
to return home to care for her mother. She leaves behind many
heavy hearts and countless questions of whether it will be
the last time to see her. (c) Amazon.com
Blessings in Disguise
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She had told him she was
headed for Blessing. Why would he not take her there? The
Bjorklund family has received word that Augusta Bjorklund
is on her way from Norway to join them in North Dakota. When
the train arrives in the town of Blessing with no Augusta
aboard, the worried family hopes she will be on the train
in the morning. But only her trunk arrives, so Bridget Bjorklund
insists that Hjelmer, Augusta's brother, go find her. Augusta,
after discovering her intended bridegroom had married someone
else, decided to leave her broken heart in Norway and start
a new life in America helping her mother run her boardinghouse.
But knowing no English, Augusta misunderstands a ticket agent's
directions in St. Paul, Minnesota, and in the harried confusion,
she boards the wrong train. When she arrives at the end of
the line, she is met by a handsome young rancher, Kane Moyer,
waiting for his Norwegian mail-order bride-. She was more
beautiful than he had dared hope for. Would she in time come
to love him? (c) Amazon.com
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