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From America to Norway
The third volume of From American to Norway is the final book of collected letters written by Norwegian–American immigrants from the years 1893 to 1914. During this time many …
From America to Norway
The experience of early Norwegian-American immigrants, told in their letters home—now discoverable in an extensive index Seeking economic improvement or a fresh start, following …
Johan Schroder's Travels in Canada, 1863
Norwegian emigrant traffic through Canada began in earnest after the repeal of the British Navigation Acts (1849) and was precipitated by a lucrative timber trade between Canada …
From America to Norway
Seeking economic improvement or a fresh start, following family or news of a land of opportunity, Norwegians left their homeland for America in great numbers in the nineteenth and …
The Western Home
This sweeping overview of Norwegian-American literature goes beyond fiction, poetry, and drama to probe letters, travel accounts, informational emigration aids, and …
The power of language
Boka inneholder artikler som er basert på presentasjoner holdt på konferansen The power of language, 2005. Bidragsyterne kommer fra Universitetet i Bergen, Vytautas …
Johan Schrøder's Travels in Canada, 1863
Norwegian emigrant traffic through Canada began in earnest after the repeal of the British Navigation Acts (1849) and was precipitated by a lucrative timber trade between Canada …
A Saloonkeeper's Daughter
"An authentic story of life in Minneapolis in the late nineteenth century. That ring of authenticity comes clearly from the mind and craft of an artist at work. For the …
Immigrant Minds, American Identities
Focusing on a period of American history marked by a sharp division between Anglo-Americans ("Americans") and non-Anglo European immigrants ("foreigners"), Orm Øverland examines …