The Long Way to a New Land

In 1868, Sweden is devastated by drought and Carl Erik’s family is starving. Hope reaches them when a letter from their uncle in America arrives, inviting them to “the land of opportunity.” They decide to sell the farm and go to America to make a new life. The packing, the goodbyes, and the trip itself are difficult; yet the children eagerly wonder when they might get wheat bread with butter in America. Finally allowed into the country after passing through immigration, Carl Erik exclaims, “Now we are arrived.” The Long Way Westward is the sequel to this book.

If you would like to study this book you can use The Long Way to a New Land – Study Guide published by Progeny Press also available in CD-ROM format.