<p>In 1888, five young bachelors emigrate from Stranda, Norway with a dream of becoming land barons in America. In Southern California they pool their money to purchase affordable land. They draw names from a hat to decide who farms the better land and who must make do with the inferior. Soon after, their sweethearts arrive from the homeland and the Norwegian Colony is born. This novel uses modern fiction techniques to recreate the characters as real people. Readers will experience the struggles, joys and sacrifices of the families who settle the land and create a legacy for their children in part through original diaries, photos and letters.</p>

NORSKE FIELDS: A NOVEL OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S NORWEGIAN COLONY

Literature & Fiction

Schroeder, Anne

Genre Fiction

Anne Schroeder

<p>History and reflections of the Conejo Valley of Southern California from the 1880s until the 1950s. Caspar Borchard Sr., prominent rancher and stockman, and patriarch of a large family that lived and farmed in Newbury Park, the Norwegian Colony and its founders, the Pederson, Hansen, Nelson, Anderson and Nils Olsen families. The making of the Norwegian Grade. Early history of Moorpark, Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park from diaries, journals, photographs and anecdotal stories of the last surviving residents of the original Norwegian Colony. With an introduction by Wyatt McCrea, grandson of actor Joel McCrea, a friend and neighbor of the Norwegian Colony.</p>

BRANCHES ON THE CONEJO REVISITED

History

Historical Study & Educational Resources

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