An Untamed Land by Lauraine Snelling

It is November 1877 and Roald and Ingeborg Bjorklund their son, Thorliff and Carl and Kaaren Bjorklund leave Norway to pursue a new life in the United States lured by the promise of land in the Dakota Territory. They know life will be difficult, especially at first, but they are determined to overcome any hardships - both of nature and of man. This is a book with a lot of heart. Red River of the North, book 1. 353 pages.