Project Gutenberg 2007-06-18 Public domain in the USA. 247 Garland, Hamlin 1860 1940 A Little Norsk; Or, Ol' Pap's Flaxen Produced by David Yingling and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "A Little Norsk; Or, Ol' Pap's Flaxen" by Hamlin Garland is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set against the backdrop of the harsh Dakota prairie and revolves around Anson Wood, Bert Gearheart, and a little girl named Flaxen Hair, whom they take in after a tragic incident leaves her mother dead in a lonely shanty during a blizzard. The narrative explores themes of survival, companionship, and the struggles of pioneer life as the three characters navigate the challenges of their environment and their emotional connections with one another. The opening of the novel introduces readers to Anson and Bert as they engage in their daily routines while braving the relentless winter weather. The men discover Flaxen, a young child who has been left orphaned, and bring her into their home. The initial chapters set the stage for the evolving relationships between the characters, highlighting Anson's protective instincts towards Flaxen and the tender but tough realities they all face in the midst of isolation and adversity. As the story unfolds, readers are given a glimpse into the daily lives of these characters and the bond they form as they strive to provide care and stability in a tumultuous world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Orphans -- Fiction Frontier and pioneer life -- Dakota Territory -- Fiction Single fathers -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 226931 2025-06-09T08:18:48.508673 text/html 231623 2021-01-02T18:41:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2483564 2021-01-02T18:41:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 356270 2025-06-09T08:18:54.950670 application/epub+zip 357453 2025-06-09T08:18:50.283682 application/epub+zip 200397 2025-06-09T08:18:49.201625 application/epub+zip 672243 2025-06-09T08:18:58.294629 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 641934 2025-06-09T08:18:54.155595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 620740 2022-09-10T09:36:57.401097 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 190730 2025-06-09T08:18:47.919695 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 190293 2021-01-02T18:41:23 text/plain; charset=utf-8 75801 2021-01-02T18:41:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 191248 2007-06-24T15:45:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 76307 2021-01-02T18:41:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21075 2025-06-09T08:18:58.444629 application/rdf+xml 27053 2025-06-09T08:18:49.518623 image/jpeg 3489 2025-06-09T08:18:49.301640 image/jpeg 1418557 2025-06-09T08:18:48.547635 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia