An Untamed Land (Red River of the North #1) | Lauraine Snelling

An Untamed Land (Red River of the North #1) | Lauraine Snelling | Great reality

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An Untamed Land (R...

	An Untamed Land (Red River of the North #1) Lauraine Snelling Bethany House Publishers, 2006 - 352 pages average customer review:based on 13 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

She had promised herself that once they left the fjords of Norway, she would never look back. The promise of free land lures Roald and Ingeborg Bjorklund from their beloved home high above the fjords of Norway, and after three long years of scrimping and saving to buy tickets for their passage to America, they finally arrive at the docks of New York City. This new land promises a rich heritage for their children, and here they hope to build a good life. After a long journey by train and then by covered wagon, the Bjorklunds finally arrive in Dakota Territory, where they settle on the banks of the Red River of the North. But the virgin prairie refuses to yield its treasure without a struggle. Will Roald and Ingeborg 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.

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Entertaining Read!

An entertaining read, and the author has done her homework on the life and times of people in the late 1800's. This descriptive story is about Norwegian emigrants/pioneers on their way to farm land in the the Red River Valley of North Dokota. The details of life back then are so vivid and I have fallen in love with the characters. Couldn't pick up he sequel fast enough... Enjoy!

Great reality

This was a great book with lots of reality in it. As someone who lives in this area, it makes it so real that you almost think you can go find their desendents (you can find close enough ones anyway!). Ingeborg and Kaaren face so much and come through all the more human and enjoyable as they face the prairie's hardships.

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Interesting, helps us appreciate what we have, and adds balance to our historical perspective

AN UNTAMED LAND by Lauraine Snelling is interesting, authentic, and informative. With relatives in the Red River of the North country in North Dakota near Snelling's fictional community, I have travelled in this area many times and have listened to many stories of the old days and its emergence into the rich agricultural region it is today. It is a worthwhile experience to recall some of the travails of those who settled and developed the land at any time and especially when one is driving through the region on good highways in modern vehicles with heaters in the cold months and air-conditioning in the summer and with timely weather forecasts to help ensure our safety.

Not having read much in the genre of Christian fiction, one of my first impressions from this book was the importance of religious concern by many of the characters. In time I decided that this too was probably good as it helped balance the view we have generally synthesized from the writings of secular authors. It also meshed well with those stories I have heard from oldtimers who lived during some of these formative years and shared their memories and those of their parents and grandparents. I believe that enhancing our perspective is a valuable part of life.

Enjoy the book and the sequels. I did.

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One of my favorites

This is one of the best series that I have ever read. It is a must see but beware, once you pick it up you will not want to put it down.

Adventure, Handship and Faith

Two young couples, each with a small child, migrate to America from Norway around 1880. They have no end of hardship and heartache. Their journey to homestead land is filled with pain. Even after they arrive, they have absolutely no idea the misery and heartbreak they will face their first full year there. It is a wonder they survive with their sanity - or do they?

This is Snelling's first book in the series Red River of the North. I am well into book two already.

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