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Westward we came : a Norwegian immigrant's story, 1866-1898 / Harold B. Kildahl, Sr. ; edited and organized by Erling E. Kildahl.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kildahl, Harold B. (Harold Berg), 1865-1945.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kildahl, Harold B. (Harold Berg), 1865-1945.
- Kildahl, Harold B.
- Kildahl, Harold B. (Harold Berg), 1865-1945--Family.
- United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America.
- Norwegian Americans--Minnesota--Biography.
- Norwegian Americans.
- Pioneers--Minnesota--Biography.
- Pioneers.
- Frontier and pioneer life--Minnesota.
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Clergy.
- History.
- Families.
- Minnesota.
- Minnesota--History--19th century.
- Frontier and pioneer life--Red River Valley (Minn. and N.D.-Man.).
- Red River Valley (Minn. and N.D.-Man.)--History--19th century.
- Red River Valley (Minn. and N.D.-Man.).
- United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America--Clergy--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 190 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press, [2008]
- Summary:
- Westward We Came is a first-hand memoir written by Harold B. Kildahl, Sr., a Norwegian, who sailed across the ocean to the New World in 1866. The book provides vivid descriptions of the Kildahl family's travels to southern Minnesota. The family witnessed the infamous James-Younger gang bank raid in Northfield, Minnesota in September 1876 and the founding of St. Olaf College. The book describes the annual floods of the Red River of the North ultimately leading the family to move to the Dakota Territory in 1883.
- Westward We Came is an authentic depiction of difficult pioneer life-true Americana, including the hardships as well as the joys of the times. In 1888, Harold B. Kildahl, Sr. returned to Minnesota to seek an education. During the next ten years he completed grade school and high school, graduated from St. Olaf College (1895), and the Lutheran Seminary in Minneapolis (1898) was ordained, married, and received a call to be a pastor in the Lutheran Faith.
- Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- [pt. 1]. In transit
- Irrevocable decision
- Transatlantic passage
- Redwing or bust
- [pt. 2]. Minnesota
- Goodhue County
- Destination
- Dugout homes and rattlesnakes
- New home, new friends, new life
- My unforgettable Christmas
- Great events of 1872
- Two gifted teachers
- Farewell to the valley
- Northfield
- New family in town
- The famous Northfield Bank Raid
- Manitou Heights and family depths
- Confirmation and travel plans
- Grand Forks interlude
- Marshall County
- Farming, friends, and fire
- The Red River : floods and bridges
- [pt. 3]. Dakota Territory
- Stop, start, and trails West
- Bartlett, Devils Lake, and Mr. Church's Ferry
- New land, new problems, and a new home
- The island : fuel, saplings, and fear
- Buffalo bones and claim jumpers
- Family united and farm completed
- Land laws, land filing, and land fever
- The lighter side of life on the plains
- A foe and a friend
- Kildahl P.O., bridges, and a baby
- Ambition rekindled, dreams fulfilled
- [pt. 4]. Minnesota again
- Back to school
- Glimpse of student life
- My college years
- Minneapolis
- Seminary, engagement, and call
- Ordination, marriage, and ever after
- Afterword
- Notes.
- ISBN:
- 9781557534712
- 1557534713
- OCLC:
- 190595736
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
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