Grass of the earth
by Aagot Raaen
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Thomas "Far" Raaen emigrated from Hol, Hallingdal, Norway in 1869. He married Ragnhild Rodningen in 1873 in Worth County, Iowa. They settled in Newberg Township, Steele County, North Dakota, where the story takes place.
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