Giants in the Earth
About this book
The novel describes struggle of Norwegian settlers in eastern South Dakota, based on the actual lives of the author's parents in law. The settlers make progress, then face further problems, such as grasshoppers eating their wheat. In the end, the protagnist freezes to death in a snow storm and his wife struggles with sanity. It is in the same general area and era as Laura Ingalls Wilder's "By the shores of silver lake" and "The long winter", the latter describing the same winer of 1880-1881 in which Rolvaag's Per Hansa dies.
Reader Profile
4.0/5 · 12 readers · 460 pages · ≈ 8 h 31 m · Challenging
How long does it take to read Giants in the Earth?
About ≈ 8 h 31 m — 460 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Giants in the Earth?
460 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Giants in the Earth?
It sits on the Fiction shelves.
Is Giants in the Earth in the public domain?
Yes — it is free to read and share.
Where does Giants in the Earth take place?
It is set in South Dakota, Albert Lea MN during About 1878-1881.
Who wrote Giants in the Earth?
O. E. Rölvaag (1876–1931).
Where can I read Giants in the Earth online for free?
It is in the public domain — read it free on Open Library