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Land of their choice : the immigrants write home / / editor, Theodore C. Blegen |
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[Minneapolis ] : , : University of Minnesota Press, , 1955 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (463 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BlegenTheodore Christian <1891-1969.> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Norwegian Americans |
United States Civilization |
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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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Nota di contenuto |
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The immigrant image of America -- The "sloopfolk" arrive -- Westward to El-a-noy -- Wisconsin is the place -- The Atlantic crossing -- Scouting the promised land -- Spreading the gospel -- Journeying toward new horizons -- Ordeal and debate -- Appraising the American scene -- The transatlantic gold rush -- Cheerful voices at mid-century -- More than a ballad -- A humorist in Canaan -- A lady grows old in Texas -- In defense of the southwest -- From a frontier parsonage -- The beautiful land -- The glorious new Scandinavia. |
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