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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456839903321

Autore

Dregni Eric <1968->

Titolo

Vikings in the attic [[electronic resource] ] : in search of Nordic America / / Eric Dregni

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2011

ISBN

0-8166-7664-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (308 p.)

Disciplina

973/.04395

Soggetti

Scandinavian Americans - History

Scandinavian Americans - Social life and customs

Scandinavian Americans

Electronic books.

United States Civilization Scandinavian influences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Immigrants Arrive . . .; "Food"; We Are the Vikings; Notable Nordics; Politics, Scandinavian Style; Points of Pride; Uniquely Scandinavian; Scandinavian Sanctuaries; Festivals; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Growing up with Swedish and Norwegian grandparents with a dash of Danish thrown in for balance, Eric Dregni thought Scandinavians were perfectly normal. Who doesn't enjoy a good, healthy salad (Jell-O packed with canned fruit, colored marshmallows, and pretzels) or perhaps some cod soaked in drain cleaner as the highlights of Christmas? Only later did it dawn on him that perhaps this was just a ""little"" strange, but by then it was far too late: he was hooked and a dyed-in-the-wool Scandinavian himself. But what does it actually mean to grow up Scandinavian-American or to live with these Norw