In their own words [[electronic resource] ] : letters from Norwegian immigrants / / edited, translated and introduced by Solveig Zempel

• Pubblicazione: Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press in cooperation with the Norwegian-American Historical Association, c1991
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (246 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.83/982073/09034; 973.043982
• Soggetto topico: Norwegian Americans; Norwegians - United States
• Soggetto geografico: Norway Emigration and immigration
• Altri autori: ZempelSolveig
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: In their own words
• ISBN: 0-8166-8342-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784486203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II