Kent Freeland collection

Title: Kent Freeland collection
Identifier: NAHA 2022/019
Date: 2002, 2008, 2018, 2021
Creator: Freeland, Kent; Freeland, Alan
Description: Collection of books published by Kent E. Freeland. Includes:

Norwegian Saga:
"Andrew's life seem to stop when he found out his father was dead and that his mother and siblings were going to move, not to another town, but to a different country. The new country was America in the 1880's, and the prairies were still a lonely place to roam. Young Andrew finds his place in his adopted home with the new love of his life. He faces the challenges of raising a family with all the problems of language, prejudice, and fears that accompany have accompanied immigrants throughout history. Family tragedies of death, relationships destroyed, and heartbreaks end a victory that you must read."

Prairie Pioneers:
"Prairie Pioneers is an adventure story of a group of Norwegian immigrants who traveled from Lisbon, Illinois to Story County, Iowa in 1854. It is historical fiction, based on some facts, but generously augmented with interesting invention. The central character in the story is Ole Apland, who gives leadership and inspiration to his traveling companions. Ole braves hardships and faces dangers on the 600-mile trek. Along the way, he forms a friendship with one of the young women, so that, at the journey's end, the two of them are ready to begin a new life in the Midwest Scandinavian community."

Rails West:
Story about Knute Apland.

The Norskie Terror:
Story about Oley Nelson.
Extent: 1 folder
Language: English

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Freeland, Kent and Freeland, Alan, “Kent Freeland collection,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/12408.

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