Vikings in the attic : in search of Nordic America / Eric Dregni.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dregni, Eric, 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scandinavian Americans--History.

Scandinavian Americans.

Scandinavian Americans--Social life and customs.

Scandinavian Americans--Anecdotes.

Scandinavian Americans--Humor.

United States--Civilization--Scandinavian influences.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (308 p.)

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Growing up with Swedish and Norwegian grandparents with a dash of Danish thrown in for balance, Eric Dregni thought Scandinavians were perfectly normal. Who doesn't enjoy a good, healthy salad (Jell-O packed with canned fruit, colored marshmallows, and pretzels) or perhaps some cod soaked in drain cleaner as the highlights of Christmas? Only later did it dawn on him that perhaps this was just a ""little"" strange, but by then it was far too late: he was hooked and a dyed-in-the-wool Scandinavian himself. But what does it actually mean to grow up Scandinavian-American or to live with these Norw

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Immigrants Arrive . . .; "Food"; We Are the Vikings; Notable Nordics; Politics, Scandinavian Style; Points of Pride; Uniquely Scandinavian; Scandinavian Sanctuaries; Festivals; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-7664-X

OCLC:

733040283