This novel describes the journey of the Swedish Nilsson family (from The Emigrants) from New York City, New York, where they had landed, to Taylors Falls, Minnesota. With homesteading land available, they settle at the lake Ki-Chi-Saga (now Lake Chisago) in what was then Minnesota Territory.
This novel tells the story of the Nilsson family's journey from New York City, New York, to Taylors Falls, Minnesota. They settled on homestead land near Lake Ki-Chi-Saga (renamed Chisago Lake) in what was then Minnesota Territory.