Unto a Good Land 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 1952. It is the second 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

This novel describes the journey of the Emigrants from New York City, New York to Taylors Falls, Minnesota

Taylors Falls, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 951 people, 369 households, and 247 families residing in the city. The population density was 255.6 people per square mile . There were 386 housing units at an average density of 103.7 per square mile...

. They settle at the lake Ki-Chi-Saga (now Lake Chisago

Chisago Lake Township, Minnesota

Chisago Lake Township is a township in Chisago County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,276 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.Chisago Lake consists of numerous...

) in what is today Chisago County, and start building their home. Robert, Karl-Oskar's brother, takes off to California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

with Arvid in search for gold.