![]() ![]() I discovered that the diary was to be found in the Minnesota Historical Society Library in S:t Paul. I went to Waconia in Carver County, 30 miles from here, and there I heard about an old farmer who had been keeping a diary all his life in America until the day before he died. A diary kept by a Swedish farmer in Minnesota during 44 years. “ I have found just the material I need for my work. In a letter from Minneapolis the 7 of July 1948 to his friend Edgar Swensson he is very excited after having discovered Andrews diaries, and he writes, (translated from Swedish): Shortly after arriving in Minnesota he came in contact with Andrew Peterson’s diaries. ![]() Vilhelm Moberg’s novels are based on Andrew Peterson’s diaries. ![]() Likheter mellan Andrews dagböcker och Vilhelm Mobergs emigrantromaner.Andrews dagböcker låg till grund för Vilhelm Mobergs emigrantromaner. ![]()
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