Diaries of Andrew Peterson : Swedish-American horticulturalist, 1850-1898
Andrew Peterson (Author), Vilhelm Moberg, Carver County Historical Society (Carver County, Minn) (Publisher, Sponsor)
"Andrew Peterson kept a daily diary for forty-eight years, from 1850 when he emigrated from Sweden to 1898. He would continue writing in this diary until two days before his death, on March 31, 1898. Many of the early parts from his time in Iowa were unfortunately lost. Upon his death, Peterson's family donated his diaries and papers to the Minnesota Historical Society. The original Swedish diary is translated here, in its entirety. Fifty years after his death, this diary was utilized by the Swedish novelist Vilhelm Moberg for his novels about Swedish emigrants entitled The Emigrants (1951), Unto a Good Land (1954), The Settlers (1961), and The Last Letter Home (1961). Two acclaimed movies were later made from these books, The Emigrants (1971) and The New Land (1972)"-- Provided by publisher
Print Book, English, 2019
Carver County Historical Society, [Waconia, Minnesota], 2019