The Long Way to a New Land Study Guide

Story Summary: In 1868, Sweden is devastated by drought and Carl Erik's family is starving. When a letter from their uncle in America arrives, they decide to sell the farm and go to America to make a new life. The packing, the goodbyes, and the trip itself are difficult; yet the children eagerly wonder when they might get wheat bread with butter in America.

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