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Author: Philip J. Anderson Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press ISBN: 9780873513999 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 388
Book Description
A collection of essays by scholars from both the United States and Sweden investigate various facets of Swedish life and culture in the Twin Cities.
Author: Philip J. Anderson Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press ISBN: 9780873513999 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 388
Book Description
A collection of essays by scholars from both the United States and Sweden investigate various facets of Swedish life and culture in the Twin Cities.
Author: Ola Larsmo Publisher: U of Minnesota Press ISBN: 1452956901 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 441
Book Description
A riveting family saga immersed in the gritty, dark side of Swedish immigrant life in America in the early twentieth century When Gustaf and Anna Klar and their three children leave Sweden for New York in 1897, they take with them a terrible secret and a longing for a new life. But their dream of starting over is nearly crushed at the outset: a fire devastates Ellis Island just as they arrive, and then the relentlessly harsh conditions and lack of work in the city make it impossible for Gustaf to support his family. An unexpected gift allows the Klars to make one more desperate move, this time to the Midwest and a place called Swede Hollow. Their new home is a cluster of rough-hewn shacks in a deep, wooded ravine on the edge of St. Paul, Minnesota. The Irish, Italian, and Swedish immigrants who live here are a hardscrabble lot usually absent from the familiar stories of Swedish American history. The men hire on as poorly paid day laborers for the Great Northern or Northern Pacific railroads or work at the nearby brewery, and the women clean houses, work at laundries, or sew clothing in stifling factories. Outsiders malign Swede Hollow as unsanitary and rife with disease, but the Klar family and their neighbors persevere in this neglected corner of the city—and consider it home. Extensively researched and beautifully written, Ola Larsmo’s award-winning novel vividly portrays a family and a community determined to survive. There are hardships, indignities, accidents, and harrowing encounters, but also acts of loyalty and kindness and moments of joy. This haunting story of a real place echoes the larger challenges of immigration in the twentieth century and today.
Author: Patrice Johnson Publisher: ISBN: 9781681340432 Category : Cooking Languages : en Pages : 256
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From smorgasbord and St. Lucia processions to Christmas Eve gatherings with dear family and friends, Swedish Americans are linked through the generations by a legacy of meatballs and lutfisk.
Author: Joy K. Lintelman Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society ISBN: 0873517628 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 300
Book Description
An intimate and detailed portrait of young Swedish women who chose to immigrate to America in the nineteenth century--why they left, what they found, and how they survived.
Author: Kathleen Ernst Publisher: American Girl Publishing Incorporated ISBN: 9781593692988 Category : Detective and mystery stories Languages : en Pages : 0
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After a few weeks of living on the Minnesota frontier, Kirsten Larson's neighbor and friend, Erik Sandahl, disappears.
Author: Philip J. Anderson
Author: Philip J. Anderson
Author: Anne Gillespie Lewis
Author: Nils Hasselmo
Author: Algot E. Strand
Author: Ola Larsmo
Author: Patrice Johnson
Author: Algot E. Strand
Author: Minneapolis (Minn.). Swedes' anniversary committee
Author: Joy K. Lintelman
Author: Kathleen Ernst