02568nam 2200565Ia 450 991078448620332120230331005400.00-8166-8342-5(CKB)1000000000347241(EBL)310205(OCoLC)171126529(SSID)ssj0000280720(PQKBManifestationID)11193310(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000280720(PQKBWorkID)10299921(PQKB)10052984(MiAaPQ)EBC310205(Au-PeEL)EBL310205(CaPaEBR)ebr10151060(EXLCZ)99100000000034724119900424d1991 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIn their own words[electronic resource] letters from Norwegian immigrants /edited, translated and introduced by Solveig ZempelMinneapolis University of Minnesota Press in cooperation with the Norwegian-American Historical Associationc19911 online resource (246 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8166-1858-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; MapsSelected BibliographyIndexForming 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.Norwegian AmericansCorrespondenceNorwegiansUnited StatesNorwayEmigration and immigrationNorwegian AmericansNorwegians305.83/982073/09034973.043982Zempel Solveig1512389MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784486203321In their own words3746244UNINA