The road to riches for the hero of this sweeping historical novel ends up being rockier than he initially expects. Norwegian immigrant Jonas Olsen arrives in late nineteenth-century Minneapolis with little money and less
English. He quickly learns to reinvent himself-from laboring in sewer construction to building a successful dry goods business, from losing everything in a banking collapse to settling the Red River Valley. While an
eminently likable character, Jonas can also be ruthless in his ambition to find success in America.
- ISBN:
- 9780816647507
- 9780816647507
-
Category:
- Historical Fiction
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
-
10-11-2005
- Publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 464
- Dimensions (mm):
- 229x149x33mm
- Weight:
- 0.71kg
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