Image description front: Front cover showing a prairie scene with a person carrying a large bundle of hay.

About the Book:Giants in the Earth is a classic 1927 novel by O.E. Rölvaag that follows a group of Norwegian immigrants striving to build new lives on the Dakota Territory frontier. Centered on the determined Per Hansa and his family, the story explores the hardships, hopes, and psychological toll of pioneering—harsh weather, isolation, cultural displacement, and the vastness of the prairie itself. Blending realism with poetic insight, Rölvaag paints a vivid portrait of immigrant resilience and the emotional costs of pursuing the American dream. The novel remains a cornerstone of Midwestern and Scandinavian‑American literature.

About the author: Ole Edvart Rölvaag (1876–1931) was a Norwegian‑American writer whose novels explore the struggles of immigrant settlers on the American prairie. Drawing on his own experience and that of his wife’s homesteading family, he wrote powerful stories about isolation, hardship, and cultural identity. His best‑known work, Giants in the Earth, became a foundational novel of the immigrant experience.