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An Untamed Land
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After three long years of scrimping and saving to buy tickets for their passage to America, Roald and Ingeborg Bjorklund, along with their son, Thorliff, finally arrive at the docks of New York City. It was the promise of free land that fed their dream and lured them from their beloved home high above the fjords of Norway in 1880. As they join the throngs of countless immigrants passing through Castle Garden, the Bjorklunds soon discover that nothing is as they had envisioned it. Appalled by the horrid stories of fellow immigrants forced to live in squalid living conditions, they continue their long journey by train as far as Grand Forks. From there a covered wagon takes them into Dakota Territory, where they settle on the banks of the Red River. But there was no way for them to foresee the price they will have to pay to wrest a living from the indomitable land. The virgin prairie refuses to yield its treasure without a struggle. Will they be strong enough to overcome the hardships of that first winter?
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- Kay Jay
- 02-04-18
Wonderful series by Lauraine Snelling
Loved the continuing saga, but very disappointed with the nearly monotone presentation by this narrator. Other books by this author have had narrators with much more skill.
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- Snickidoodle
- 04-27-17
If you can get past the narration...
Would you listen to An Untamed Land again? Why?
No. The narrator drove me crazy.
What did you like best about this story?
I liked the details of the way life was for new settlers.
How could the performance have been better?
She could have pronounced the lead character's name correctly. Ingeborg. She actually had it right a few times at the beginning, then sometimes it was Ingebore, then Ingebord, which she settled on and finished out the book that way. I cringed a few hundred times, and then just tried to ignore it.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
When she emerged from the darkness of her grief and decided to live again.
Any additional comments?
The story was slow, but I still enjoyed it. It was filled with details about the sometimes mundane lives of those that settled this country. Life was hard back then, and I think it's good to remember the hard work and sacrifices our ancestors made to make this country what it is today.
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- Jill
- 09-07-19
Disappointing narration
At the beginning of this audiobook I had to check to see if there was a real person narrating. It improved a little.
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- Nicole
- 12-27-16
Boring
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
Someone who usually likes nonfiction.
Has An Untamed Land turned you off from other books in this genre?
It hasn't turned me off from the genre, it is just a really boring book.
Have you listened to any of Callie Beaulieu’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from An Untamed Land?
The book is filled with so much detail that it is tedious. It has a lot of great, vibrant imagery but it is filled with just regular detail filled days. Almost nothing ever happens and when something does, the action is short lived.
Any additional comments?
I had really high hopes for the book because there is great character development in the beginning but the characters remain very static throughout the rest of the book. There are also lots of parts where the reader thinks that there will be some kind of an action scene only to have everything be just fine. The book needs a defibrillator.
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- Joan
- 08-29-16
Finally, an excellent, thoughtful, well written story!
I borrowed the second in this series from my library. After reading it, I knew I had to own the entire series. I can't say enough about how well the author paints a picture of the back breaking and heart breaking experiences that the Norwegian pioneers experienced as they settled the Midwest, as well as the awesome triumphs and successes. Strongly recommend!
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- Anonymous User
- 04-23-20
clam enjoyment
it was a good book, the story easy to follow. The name were hard to remembet
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- Patty Thompson
- 09-01-19
Loved this book and the narrator.
Loved it. Excellent. I cant wait to read the next book in the series. Absolutely the best book I have read.
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- Debbie
- 03-14-19
From Norway to America in 1880s
Two young couples, after saving for a long time in Norway, travel on a ship to America to settle in the Dakota Territory. (Roald and Ingeborg Bjorklund and Carl and Karen Bjorklund) The first two thirds of the book was interesting to me, telling of their hardships, the birth of Carl and Karen’s baby aboard the ship, the travel to the land they would settle, the relationship between the two brothers, their wives and the young, Thorliff, Roald’s son from his first marriage. (His wife had died in childbirth.) Where it went off the rails for me was the last portion of the book, where, for, some reason, the author began to tell the story at warp speed, and without warning, overwhelming tragedies began to hit both families. The ending of the book was abrupt, without clear resolutions to any of the issues brought forth. I won’t be continuing the series, and sadly so, because it had a lot of promise.
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- Kary
- 02-24-18
Couldn't Put It down!
Loved this story! will definitely be going on to finish the series. can't wait to start book 2
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- A Colorado Shopper
- 06-18-17
Living History!
I would recommend this book to readers and listeners who love historical fiction books.
The story immediately pulled me back to the 1800s as people arrived to America. How determined they were to leave their countries; how brave they were to come to a land not established.
The chores were continuous and then there would be fun times of neighbors visiting and when harvest time arrived, men helped come in to get the crops prepared to send elsewhere for sale.
This novel kept me glued to my iPhone to listen to it! Many sad deaths occurred at the last. Medicines weren't available back then in 1882-3 as we have them now. People often didn't live past the age of 50.
I will continue with this series! A great book, a Colorado Listener
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- Carol Welsh
- 12-10-20
Norwegian Settlers in early U.S.
A wondetful insight into early America ...when a Norwegian family makes a land claim and starts farming... only for disaster to strike. Enjoyable.
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Eighteen-year-old Ingeborg Strand is certain she is destined to be an old maid. She's had several suitors but none she deemed worthy of spending her life with. That is, until she meets a university student from Oslo, and feelings stronger than friendship begin to develop between them. But tragedy strikes, and the future begins to look bleaker than ever. Grief settles heavily over Ingeborg, and her mother suggests that she leave Norway and start afresh in America, as so many others have done before her.
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OK book.
- By Amazon Customer on 10-29-18
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The Seeds of Change
- Leah's Garden, Book 1
- By: Lauraine Snelling
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Larkspur Nielsen is ready for a change. Her parents have passed on, and her older brother is successfully running the family business. She bristles at the small-mindedness that permeates life in her small Ohio community, and she sees little chance of a satisfying future there. She has a little money saved, and after turning the tables on a crooked gambler who had fleeced several locals, including her younger brother, she can stake a new start for herself and her three sisters.
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good clean story
- By Gammi on 11-16-21
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A Blessing to Cherish
- By: Lauraine Snelling
- Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Though she has known hardships in her life, Ingeborg Bjorklund chooses to focus on all she has been given. Blessed with children and grandchildren, she enjoys the friendship and support of the entire Blessing, North Dakota, community. And after several years of widowhood, she has reached a place of contentment with her life.
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Ouch!
- By Anonymous User on 08-01-20
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Dakota Dawn, Dakota Dream, Dakota Dusk
- By: Lauraine Snelling
- Narrated by: Stina Nielsen
- Length: 15 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Best-selling author Lauraine Snelling crafts tales of forgiveness and love that listeners adore. This volume combines the first three novels in Snelling's inspiring Dakota series, which follows the intertwining lives of five women living in the early 1900s farming community of Soldahl, North Dakota. All arrive expecting a life different than the one that awaits them, but plenty of perseverance - and opening their hearts to God - will shine a guiding light toward true happiness.
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Dakota
- By Bookish on 08-27-14
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The Reaper’s Song
- Red River of the North, Book 4
- By: Lauraine Snelling
- Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
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Ever so slowly, Dakota Territory is being transformed from a vast prairie into rich farmland. With the coming of the railroad, the small town of Blessing begins to prosper, and the Bjorklund family is reaping the promised harvest that had lured them from their beloved home in Norway. But for Ingeborg and Haakan, realizing their dreams will not come without a struggle.
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Awesome series!!!
- By Your Catholic Friend on 04-02-16
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To Everything a Season
- By: Lauraine Snelling
- Narrated by: Stina Nielsen
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
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Trygve Knutson has been promoted from well drilling to heading a construction crew for the fast growing town of Blessing, North Dakota. Though devoted to the land and his family, he sometimes dreams of other horizons. But is he willing to leave Blessing permanently? Miriam Francini hopes to become an accredited nurse in a large city hospital. She is simply tolerating her assignment at the hospital in rural Blessing because it will give her the experience she needs to accomplish her goal.
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Wanted to finish the story
- By Cindi R on 12-02-14
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A Promise for Ellie
- Daughters of Blessing, Book 1
- By: Lauraine Snelling
- Narrated by: Stina Nielsen
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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After two long years, hardworking dairy farmer Andrew Bjorklund is thrilled to see his fiancée, Ellie Wold, again. But when materials to build their new home are delayed, Andrew grudgingly postpones the wedding. Soon a tragedy threatens their future and forces them to fully rely on God. Lauraine Snelling, an award-winning author of over 50 inspiring books, set this compelling novel in Blessing, North Dakota, circa 1900.
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Not the 1st in the Series
- By Wesley on 08-22-07
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A Dream to Follow
- By: Lauraine Snelling
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
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It is 1893, and the first generation of immigrants who came to America for the promise of free land and a good life for their children have finally achieved their dreams. They labored hard on the land and now have a bountiful heritage to pass on to the next generation. However, many of the young people aren't interested in becoming farmers - they have aspirations of their own. Thorliff Bjorklund has been writing stories and plays since he was a young boy and longs to attend college to study journalism. But his father has other plans for him and refuses to agree.
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Narrator made it hard to pay attention
- By Alicia on 08-31-20
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Daughter of Twin Oaks
- A Secret Refuge, Book 1
- By: Lauraine Snelling
- Narrated by: Meredith Mitchell
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
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Seeking to fulfill the promise she made to her dying father, 18-year-old Jesselynn Highwood determines to take her little brother and the family's remaining thoroughbreds from the Twin Oaks plantation in Kentucky to her uncle's farm in Missouri, where they will be safe for the remainder of the Civil War.