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Norwegian Newspapers in America
In the nineteenth century, the United States, "the land of newspapers", was also fast becoming the land of immigrants, with increasing numbers of Norwegians arriving amid the …
James J.Hill and the Opening of the Northwest
James J. Hill (1838-1916), the Empire Builder, created a vast railroad network across the northwestern United States. In this splendid biography, Martin, the first researcher to …
Across the Deep Blue Sea
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 …
Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask
What have you always wanted to know about Indians? Do you think you should already know the answers or suspect that your questions may be offensive? In matter-of-fact responses to …
Keeping Christmas
The modern Norwegian-American Christmas is a warm and regenerative family holiday for millions of Americans whose ancestors came from Norway -- celebrated with family feasts of …
The Emigrants
Book One introduces Karl Oskar and Kristina Nilsson, their 3 young children, and 11 others who make up a resolute party of Swedes fleeing the poverty, religious persecution, and …
The Architecture of Edwin Lundie
Throughout a fifty-year career in St Paul, architect Edwin H Lundie (1886-1972) designed more than three hundred projects, predominantly residences. His architectural designs, …
Spirit Car
This is an exquisite counterpoint of memoir and carefully researched fiction, an amazing narrative that ties modern Minnesota to the single most painful event in its history. This …
We are at Home
In this collection of over 200 stunning and storied photographs, ranging from daguerreotypes to studio portraits to snapshots, historian Bruce White explores historical images …
Norwegians in Minnesota
The images of the Vikings professional football team, the stereotype of the 'Norwegian bachelor farmer', and even Minnesotan's speech patterns proclaim the Norwegian heritage of …
Norwegian American Women
The history of Norwegian settlement in the United States has often been told through the eyes of prominent men, while the women are imagined in the form of O E Rolvaag's …
The Dakota War of 1862
While the Civil War raged in the East and South, Dakota Indians in Minnesota erupted violently into action against white settlers, igniting the tragic Dakota War of 1862. Hemmed in …