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Break the Young Land
They had crossed against an angry ocean to stake their claim. Borg Vikstrom and his fellow Norwegian farmers saw freedom's beacon shining from the untamed prairies near a Kansas town called Liberty. But in the cattle barons' kingdom, sod-busters seldom got a second chance. They might get a warning . . . before being plowed under themselves. It didn't help matters that there was a power-hungry politico just waiting to ignite a bloody range war. Now Borg had all he could do to dodge the price that had been tacked on his head.
- GenresWesterns
272 pages, Library Binding
First published March 1, 1988
About the author
Theodore V. Olsen
75 books8 followersTheodore Victor Olsen (April 25, 1932 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin – July 13, 1993 in Rhinelander) was an American western fiction author.
Olsen's family immigrated from Norway in 1901. Theodore Olsen was born on April 25, 1932 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. He went to school in Rhinelander and began to write in high school. He began a western novel at that time. Olsen went to college in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He finally finished his novel, Haven of the Hunted, and it was published in 1956. Olsen also began to sell western stories to pulp magazines at this time. Though Olsen would occasionally travel west, he lived his whole life in Rhinelander and would use exhaustive research to help accurately portray scenes of the west in his stories.
Olsen was married to fellow western fiction author Beverly Butler.
Olsen died in Rhinelander on July 13, 1993, and several works were published posthumously.
Much of T.V. Olsen's family still lives in the Rhinelander region. They own a 300-acre (1.2 sq km) ranch with a century old farm house and dairy barn.
Olsen's family immigrated from Norway in 1901. Theodore Olsen was born on April 25, 1932 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. He went to school in Rhinelander and began to write in high school. He began a western novel at that time. Olsen went to college in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He finally finished his novel, Haven of the Hunted, and it was published in 1956. Olsen also began to sell western stories to pulp magazines at this time. Though Olsen would occasionally travel west, he lived his whole life in Rhinelander and would use exhaustive research to help accurately portray scenes of the west in his stories.
Olsen was married to fellow western fiction author Beverly Butler.
Olsen died in Rhinelander on July 13, 1993, and several works were published posthumously.
Much of T.V. Olsen's family still lives in the Rhinelander region. They own a 300-acre (1.2 sq km) ranch with a century old farm house and dairy barn.
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November 10, 2016
This is an excellent western concerning a group of Norwegians and Swedish families who leave Wisconsin to buy land in Kansas for farming. In Kansas they find themselves opposed by an unscrupulous land agent and a Texas Rancher who wants them out. How they work out their differences is the tale. This is a good one. Recommended.
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