Draumen om ei betre verd

Draumen om ei betre verd by Øystein Lappegard is a retelling of The Prairie Waited - A Saga of the Sons of Salve by Anne Salverson Childers, which is about a Norwegian immigrant family who pioneered in Dakota Territory in the early 1880’s. The story is based on the actual lives of Salve and Sissel Gurigard and their twelve children. It reconstructs their childhood days in Norway and recounts their pioneer lives in America. The story is grounded in history, reminiscence and on-site research conducted in the Dakotas, Minnesota, Canada and Norway. One by one the siblings separated themselves from the family and struck out to make their way alone. In their wake they left traces of tradition, seed for future generations, and various milestones for others. They were real people who helped to settle the northern prairies. The book is available on this website in 3 format options: paperback, hardcover, and e-book. Also, the original book in English by Anne Salverson Childers is on this website in the same 3 format options under the title The Prairie Waited: A Saga of the Sons of Salve. Note that this book was originally published in 2000 and the original files are no longer available. Therefore, to create this re-publication a copy of the book was taken apart and scanned to create new files, so the quality of the text and images may be limited. This e-book is in PDF format and is best viewed on a device larger than an e-reader or phone.