This novel of historical fiction plays out over the course of nearly five decades of Minnesota and American history beginning in 1891. Swedish immigrant Jonas J?nsson comes to America dreaming of a farm with a herd of spotted cattle, sturdy horses, and a big red barn that will dwarf the meager dwellings left behind in Sweden. With fits and starts, triumphs and tragedies, J?nsson's pursuit of his dreams becomes a twisted journey across the...