The Settlers (novel)

For other uses, see Settler (disambiguation).

"Nybyggarna" redirects here. For the film, see The New Land (1972 film).

The Settlers

File:Nybyggarna.jpg First edition
Author	Vilhelm Moberg
Original title	'Nybyggarna'
Translator	Gustaf Lannestock
Cover artist	Nisse Zetterberg
Language	Swedish
Series	The Emigrants
Genre	Historical novel
Publisher	Bonniers (Swedish)
Publication date	1956
Publication place	Sweden
Published in English	1961
Media type	Print
Pages	535 pp (Swedish edition)
ISBN	0-87351-321-5
OCLC	32391776
Dewey Decimal	839.73/72 20
LC Class	PT9875.M5 N913 1995
Preceded by	Unto a Good Land
Followed by	The Last Letter Home

The Settlers (Swedish: Nybyggarna, 1956) is a novel by Swedish writer Vilhelm Moberg. It is the third and the longest part of his four novels in the series The Emigrants.

Plot

The book tells about the Swedish immigrants' new life in the United States, where most of the Nilsson party and their friends have started to feel at home. It also follows the journey of Robert Nilsson and his friend Arvid on the California Trail. They went west to join the Gold Rush.

Film, television or theatrical adaptions

• The New Land, a 1972 sequel to the first film by Jan Troell, The Emigrants (1971), is based on the last two novels, The Settlers and The Last Letter Home.