There are probably lots of settler novels, but I found Vilhelm Moberg's books the most captivating things I've ever read. They are largely based on some Swedish settlers' diaries from the 1800s in northern USA.
Bootstrapping from very modest means, but in a very rich land (climate, soil, water, forest etc). It took a while to reach equivalent standard of living compared to the Southern Sweden they left.
Bootstrapping from very modest means, but in a very rich land (climate, soil, water, forest etc). It took a while to reach equivalent standard of living compared to the Southern Sweden they left.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emigrants_%28novels%29