Author: Norwegian-American Historical AssociationPublisher:
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Category : Norwegians
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
Norwegian-American Studies and Records
Author: Norwegian-American Historical AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Norwegians
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
History of the Norwegian People in America
Author: Olaf Morgan NorliePublisher: Minneapolis, Minn. : Augsburg Publishing House
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Background history of Norway, immigration, organizations and people in Norweigna-America.
Norwegian American Women
Author: Betty A. BerglandPublisher: Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN: 0873518330
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
Explores the vital role of women in the creation of Norwegian American communities--from farm to factory and as caregivers, educators, and writers.
Norwegian-American Studies and Records
Author: Norwegian-American Historical AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Norwegians
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Norwegian-American Studies
Author: Norwegian-American Historical AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Learned institutions and societies
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Norwegians on the Prairie
Author: Odd S. LovollPublisher: Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN: 9780873516037
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
A pioneering study that examines the social, cultural, and religious development of Norwegian Americans in the agricultural communities of rural Minnesota.
Norwegian-American Studies and Records
Author: Norwegian-American Historical AssociationPublisher:
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Category : Learned institutions and societies
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Across the Deep Blue Sea
Author: Odd Sverre LovollPublisher: Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN: 0873519728
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
"Across the Deep Blue Sea investigates a chapter in Norwegian immigration history that has never been fully told before. Odd S. Lovoll relates how Quebec, Montreal, and other port cities in Canada became the gateway for Norwegian emigrants to North America, replacing New York as the main destination from 1850 until the late 1860s. During those years, 94 percent of Norwegian emigrants landed in Canada. After the introduction of free trade, Norwegian sailing ships engaged in the lucrative timber trade between Canada and the British Isles. Ships carried timber one way across the Atlantic and emigrants on the way west. For the vast majority landing in Canadian port cities, Canada became a corridor to their final destinations in the Upper Midwest, primarily Wisconsin and Minnesota. Lovoll explains the establishment and failure of Norwegian colonies in Quebec Province and pays due attention to the tragic fate of the Gaspe settlement. A personal story of the emigrant experience passed down as family lore is retold here, supported by extensive research. The journey south and settlement in the Upper Midwest completes a highly human narrative of the travails, endurance, failures, and successes of people who sought a better life in a new land. Odd S. Lovoll, professor emeritus of history at St. Olaf College and recipient of the Fritt Ords Honnør for his work on Norwegian immigration, is the author of numerous books, including Norwegians on the Prairie and Norwegian Newspapers in America"--
In Their Own Words
Author: Solveig ZempelPublisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452903107
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
For most Norwegians in the nineteenth century, America was a remote and exotic place until the first immigrants began to write home. Their letters were among the most valuable, accessible, and reliable sources of information about the new world and the journey to it. For many immigrants, writing letters home was their most cherished opportunity to communicate their thoughts and feelings in their native language. Through vivid translations of letters written to family and friends between 1870 and 1945, In Their Own Words traces the stories of nine Norwegian immigrants: farmer, fisherman, gold miner, politician, unmarried mother, housewife, businessman, railroad worker, contractor. Their common bond was the experience of immigration and acculturation, but their individual experiences were manifested in a wide variety of forms. Solveig Zempel has thoughtfully selected and translated letters rich in personal description and observation to present each writer’s subjective view of historical events. Often focusing on the minutiae of daily life and the feelings of the individual immigrant, the letters form a complex, intimate, and colorful mosaic of the immigrant world. Solveig Zempel is chair of the Norwegian Department at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.
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