▁genre . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Born ▁in ▁Gr ang är de ▁parish ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Dal arna , ▁Anders son ▁grew ▁up ▁under ▁har sh ▁conditions ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Sk att l ös berg . ▁His ▁father ▁Adolf ▁was ▁a ▁primary ▁school ▁teacher ▁there , ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁August a ▁had ▁also ▁taught ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁school . ▁The ▁village ▁lies ▁in ▁the ▁" F inn ▁Wood s " ▁of ▁southern ▁Dal arna , ▁where ▁Forest ▁Fin ns ▁had ▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁cultiv ate ▁new ▁land . ▁On ▁his ▁father ' s ▁side , ▁Anders son ▁desc ended ▁from ▁these ▁Finn ish ▁sett lers . ▁Anders son ▁took ▁odd ▁jobs ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁for ▁instance ▁as ▁a ▁forest ry ▁worker ▁and ▁school ▁teacher . ▁He ▁found ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁living . ▁The ▁family ▁considered ▁trying ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁better ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁Anders son ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁Forest ▁Lake , ▁Minnesota ▁as ▁a ▁ 1 4 - year - old ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁to ▁see ▁if ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁possible . ▁But ▁he ▁wrote ▁to ▁them , ▁saying ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁better ▁opportun ities ▁there ▁than ▁in ▁Sweden , ▁upon ▁which ▁his ▁father ▁asked ▁him ▁to ▁come ▁home . ▁The ▁family ▁moved ▁from ▁Sk att l ös berg ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁but ▁Anders son ▁returned ▁there ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁his ▁parents ▁and ▁sib lings ▁ 1 9 1 1