The Follinglo Dog Book: A Norwegian Pioneer Story from Iowa

by Peder Gustav Tjernagel

These are the stories of a Norwegian pioneer family that came in 1860 to settle the Iowa prairie on a homestead called Follinglo Farm in Story County. Through all the struggles and setbacks, the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087745678X
• ISBN13: 9780877456780
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: University of Iowa Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A well written reminder of home

I'm originally from Iowa, and of Norwegian ancestry to boot, so I took a chance and ordered this book. I'm very glad I did. The book seems to start out slow ... it goes through a pedigree of the Tjernagel family. But when I got to the dog stories, I was glad for the background. The book is thoroughly charming and it put me in mind of stories my grandfather used to tell. Peder Gustav's fine character and humor shine through the narrative and when the book is finished, you wish you lived next door to his ancestors. I believe that even the Danes and Swedes would like this book. O' jah, you betcha