The Settlers (novel)
Encyclopedia
- "Nybyggarna" redirects here. For the film, see The New LandThe New LandNybyggarna is a 1972 Swedish film written by Bengt Forslund and directed by Jan Troell. It stars Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann and Eddie Axberg....
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The Settlers is a novel by Vilhelm Moberg
Vilhelm Moberg
Karl Artur Vilhelm Moberg was a Swedish author and historian, most commonly associated with his four novels known as The Emigrants Series.-Early life:...
from 1956. It is the third and the longest part of the The Emigrants suite
The Emigrants (novels)
The Emigrants is the collective name of a four novel suite by the Swedish author Vilhelm Moberg:*The Emigrants *Unto a Good Land *The Settlers *The Last Letter Home...
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Plot
The book tells about the group's new life in AmericaUnited States
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where most of them now have started to feel at home. It also follows Robert and Arvid's journey on the California Trail
California Trail
The California Trail was an emigrant trail of about across the western half of the North American continent from Missouri River towns to what is now the state of California...
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Film, TV or theatrical adaptions
- The New LandThe New LandNybyggarna is a 1972 Swedish film written by Bengt Forslund and directed by Jan Troell. It stars Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann and Eddie Axberg....
, a 1972 sequel to the first film, based on the last two novels.