The Reapers' Song

US: Bethany House Publishers, 1998. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. They held fast to their dream, they tamed the prairie land, and now they ca n join in - THE REAPERS' SONG Ever so slowly the Dakota Territory is being transformed from a vast prairi e into rich farmlands. Finally the Bjorklund family and their neighbors are reaping the promised harvest that had drawn them from their homes in Norwa y to cross the Atlantic. With the coming of the railroad and shipments of w heat to larger markets, the small town of Blessing begins to prosper in 188 6. But for Ingeborg, Haaken, and their children, the challenges still remain t o accomplish their dreams. With the wheat harvest in full swing, the older boys in the community leave school to help in the fields, and the girls sta y home to help cook. After the Bjorklunds' fields are harvested, Haaken and the neighboring men take the steam engine and the separator on the road, t hreshing for other homesteaders in return for a portion of their grain. With Haaken away and the fields standing idle, Ingeborg fears an early chan ge of season and refuses to wait for him to return to finish the heavy fall work. Will she regret taking the team to the field herself? Has she made a mistake in hiring the mysterious young man who arrived so opportunely? Has the Land Become More Important to Ingeborg Than her Own Family?