LEADER 02541nam 2200565Ia 450 001 9910820184003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8166-8342-5 035 $a(CKB)1000000000347241 035 $a(EBL)310205 035 $a(OCoLC)171126529 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000280720 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11193310 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000280720 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10299921 035 $a(PQKB)10052984 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC310205 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL310205 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10151060 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000347241 100 $a19900424d1991 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aIn their own words $eletters from Norwegian immigrants /$fedited, translated and introduced by Solveig Zempel 210 $aMinneapolis $cUniversity of Minnesota Press in cooperation with the Norwegian-American Historical Association$dc1991 215 $a1 online resource (246 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8166-1858-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 327 $aSelected BibliographyIndex 330 $aForming 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. 606 $aNorwegian Americans$vCorrespondence 606 $aNorwegians$zUnited States 607 $aNorway$xEmigration and immigration 615 0$aNorwegian Americans 615 0$aNorwegians 676 $a305.83/982073/09034 676 $a973.043982 701 $aZempel$b Solveig$01648152 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820184003321 996 $aIn their own words$93996123 997 $aUNINA