{"product_id":"the-emigrants-the-emigrant-novels-book-i-1","title":"The Emigrants: The Emigrant Novels: Book I","description":"Considered one of Sweden's greatest 20th-century writers, Vilhelm Moberg created the characters Karl Oskar and Kristina Nilsson to portray the joys and tragedies of daily life for early Swedish immigrants in America. His consistently faithful depiction of these humble people's lives is a major strength of the Emigrant Novels.\n\nMoberg's extensive research in the papers of Swedish emigrants in archival collections enabled him to incorporate many details of pioneer life. First published between 1949 and 1959 in Swedish, these four books were considered a single work by Moberg, who intended that they be read as documentary novels. These reprint editions contain introductions written by Roger McKnight of Gustavus Adolphus College, and they restore Moberg's bibliography not included in earlier English editions.\n\nThe first book in the series, The Emigrants introduces Karl Oskar and Kristina Nilsson, their three young children, and eleven others who make up a resolute party of Swedes fleeing the poverty, religious persecution, and social oppression of Småland in 1850.\n\nThe other books in the series—Unto a Good Land (I), Unto a Good Land (II), and The Last Letter Home (IV)—are also available from the Minnesota Historical Society Press.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0873513193\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0873513193.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Vilhelm Moberg\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43094995402813,"sku":"BVV.0873513193.A","price":6.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0873513193-0_c4dbb680-7765-4b63-9e51-52c2ec7e270c.jpg?v=1775683955","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-emigrants-the-emigrant-novels-book-i-1","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}