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Titolo |
In their own words [[electronic resource] ] : letters from Norwegian immigrants / / edited, translated and introduced by Solveig Zempel |
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press in cooperation with the Norwegian-American Historical Association, c1991 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (246 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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305.83/982073/09034 |
973.043982 |
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Soggetti |
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Norwegian Americans |
Norwegians - United States |
Electronic books. |
Norway Emigration and immigration |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Introduction; Sources of Letters and Photographs; 1. A Peripatetic Schoolteacher: Andreas Hjerpeland: 1871-1893; 2. A Single Woman in Illinois: Berta Serina Kingestad: 1885-1893; 3. An Urban Norwegian in the Red River Valley: Gunnar Høst: 1883-1905; 4. An Unhappy Immigrant Returns Home: Hans Øverland: 1887-1893; 5. A Family Moves to Wisconsin: Barbro Ramseth: 1888-1904; 6. Politics and Gold Mining on the West Coast: Hans Hansen and Sivert Øien: 1890--1913; 7. A Chicago Mother: Bergljot Anker Nilssen: 1923-1929; 8. A Brooklyn Builder: Christ Gundersen: 1908-1945; Maps |
Selected BibliographyIndex |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Forming an engaging, colorful mosaic of voices from the immigrant experience, this collection of letters offers a unique perspective on historical events as well as the experience of everyday life. |
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