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From America to Norway: Norwegian-American Immigrant Letters 1838-1914, Volume II: 1871-1892
Hardback
Main Details
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From America to Norway: Norwegian-American Immigrant Letters 1838-1914, Volume II: 1871-1892
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Orm Overland
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:480 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | British and Irish History
Local history |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780816693252
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| Classifications | Dewey:304.873048109034 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
University of Minnesota Press
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| Imprint |
University of Minnesota Press
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| Publication Date |
25 November 2014 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Seeking economic improvement or a fresh start, following family or news of a land of opportunity, Norwegians left their homeland for America in great numbers in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. They settled in Pennsylvania and Illinois and moved on to Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and the Dakotas, finding in the "preire" or "praerie" a p
Author Biography
Orm Overland is professor emeritus of American literature at the University of Bergen in Norway. Among his books are The Western Home: A Literary History of Norwegian America and Immigrant Minds, American Identities: Making the United States Home, 1870-1930.
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