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.

The Settlers
First edition
AuthorVilhelm Moberg
Original title'Nybyggarna'
TranslatorGustaf Lannestock
Cover artistNisse Zetterberg[1]
LanguageSwedish
SeriesThe Emigrants
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherBonniers (Swedish)
Publication date
1956
Publication placeSweden
Published in English
1961
Media typePrint
Pages535 pp (Swedish edition)
ISBN0-87351-321-5
OCLC32391776
839.73/72 20
LC ClassPT9875.M5 N913 1995
Preceded byUnto a Good Land 
Followed byThe Last Letter Home 

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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.

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