Red River of the North
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Red River of the North volume 1
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The 1880s story of a Norwegian family drawn to America by the promise of untold wealth. They go through the tenements of New York, make the dangerous journey overland to North Dakota and labor to carve out a homestead before the arrival of the dreaded winter. The Bjorklunds never dreamed they would face such hardship.
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Red River of the North volume 2
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The dream of their own farmstead and a good life in America had brought Roald and Ingeborg Bjorklund across the Atlantic to 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.
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Red River of the North volume 3
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Having tamed the prairie, the Bjorklunds face the challenges of developing a sense of community. Red River of the North book 3.
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Red River of the North volume 4
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Ever so slowly Dakota Territory is being transformed from a vast prairie into rich farmlands. With the coming of the railroad, the small town of Blessing begins to prosper, and the Bjorklund family is reaping the promised harvest that had lured them from their beloved home in Norway.
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Red River of the North volume 5
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The farmlands around the small town of Blessing bring a large harvest that changes and hope to all. Red River of the North book 5.
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Red River of the North volume 6
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A young immigrant gets lost on the way to relatives and is mistaken for a farmer's Norwegian mail-order bride. Red River of the North Book 6.
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Red River of the North volume 7
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"Though she has known hardships in her life, Ingeborg Bjorklund chooses to focus on all she has been given. Blessed with children and grandchildren, she enjoys the friendship and support of the entire Blessing, North Dakota, community. And after several years of widowhood, she has reached a place of contentment with her life. Meanwhile, her stepson Thorliff is raising two children alone since his beloved Elizabeth died. But there is a new schoolteacher...
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Red River of the North volume Prequel
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"After the loss of her first love, is Ingeborg Strand willing to marry a stranger--however kind--for the promise of a new life in America?"--