Download or read book The Long Way to a New Land written by Joan Sandin and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1986-05-23 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We will go to America!" It is 1868, and Carl Erik's family faces starvation in Sweden. As their hopes fade, they must endure a journey over land and sea to reach a better life in a new country thousands of miles away.