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GIANTS IN THE EARTH
“_There were giants in the earth
in those days; and also after that,
when the sons of God came in unto
the daughters of men, and they
bare children to them, the same
became mighty men which were
of old, men of renown._”
Genesis vi: 4
GIANTS IN THE EARTH
By O. E. RÖLVAAG
Translated from the Norwegian
English Text By LINCOLN COLCORD and the Author
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A. L. BURT COMPANY Publishers New York
Published by arrangement with Harper & Brothers
Printed In U. S. A.
GIANTS IN THE EARTH
COPYRIGHT, 1927, BY HARPER & BROTHERS PRINTED IN THE U.S.A.
FORTY-NINTH PRINTING, DECEMBER, 1929
M-D
TO THOSE OF MY PEOPLE WHO
TOOK PART IN THE GREAT SETTLING,
TO THEM AND THEIR GENERATIONS
I DEDICATE THIS NARRATIVE
CONTENTS
FOREWORD ix
INTRODUCTION xi
BOOK I: THE LAND-TAKING
TOWARD THE SUNSET 3
HOME-FOUNDING 22
“ROSIE!—ROSIE!” 62
WHAT THE WAVING GRASS REVEALED 110
FACING THE GREAT DESOLATION 156
THE HEART THAT DARED NOT LET IN THE SUN 197