Crossing the Atlantic to America in 1825 by Anne Elisabeth Skogen

In this picture book for both children and adults, you will find a version of the story of the first Norwegian emigrants who traveled to North America.

In the summer of 1825, 52 children, young people, and adults left Norway in a small sailing ship named Restauration with the plan to sail all the way to America.

Nils, who was 9 years old, and his sisters were so excited and looked forward to meeting their uncle again. His name was Cleng Peerson, and he had traveled ahead to America in the fall of 1824. Also on board was a little girl named Marta Helene, who was traveling with her mother and father. Unlike Nils, she was not happy at all. She was just sad. Why? And what happened on board this crowded sailing ship for a three-month journey? What was it like to get to the big city of New York? And once there, how would they get to the place where they were planning to live?

Illustrated by Nenad Ignjatic. Hardcover.