The Settlers (novel)

The Settlers (Swedish: Nybyggarna) is a novel by Vilhelm Moberg from 1956. It is the third and the longest part of the series The Emigrants.

The Settlers
First edition
AuthorVilhelm Moberg
Original title'Nybyggarna'
TranslatorGustaf Lannestock
Cover artistNisse Zetterberg[1]
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish
SeriesThe Emigrants
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherBonniers (Swedish)
Publication date
1956
Published in English
1961
Media typePrint
Pages535 pp (Swedish edition)
ISBN0-87351-321-5
OCLC32391776
839.73/72 20
LC ClassPT9875.M5 N913 1995
Preceded byUnto a Good Land 
Followed byThe Last Letter Home 

Plot

The book tells about the group's new life in America where most of them now have started to feel at home. It also follows Robert and Arvid's journey on the California Trail.

Film, television or theatrical adaptions

  • The New Land, a 1972 sequel to the first film, based on the last two novels.
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