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Download or read book The Settlers written by Vilhelm Moberg and published by Minnesota Historical Society Press. This book was released on 2008-10-14 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second book in Moberg's classic Emigrant Novels series.

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