From America to Norway: Norwegian-American Immigrant Letters 18381914, Volume III: 18931914
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Published: 29th June 2018
Publishing Details
From America to Norway: Norwegian-American Immigrant Letters 18381914, Volume III: 18931914
By (Author) Orm verland
Foreword by Todd W. Nichol
Preface by Orm verland
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
23rd January 2017
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Family history, tracing ancestors
History of the Americas
Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours
304.873048109034
Physical Properties
Hardback
570
Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 51mm
Description
The third volume of "From American to Norway" is the final book of collected letters written by Norwegian American immigrants from the years 1893 to 1914. During this time many Norwegians had left their homeland, traveled to America, and settled in the Midwest. The intended audience for letters home gradually transitioned from the expectation that
Author Bio
Orm verland is Professor Emeritus of American Studies 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.
