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Norwegians in Wisconsin / Richard J. Fapso.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fapso, Richard J.
- Series:
- People of Wisconsin
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Norwegian Americans--Wisconsin--History.
- Norwegian Americans.
- Wisconsin--History.
- Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin--Ethnic relations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (72 p.)
- Edition:
- Rev. and expanded ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Madison : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, c2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This perennially popular book, now revised and expanded with additional historical photos and documents, offers a concise introduction to Wisconsin's Norwegian immigrants.The narrative examines the mass migration of Norwegians from 1837, when Ole Nattestad became the first Norwegian settler in Wisconsin, to the late nineteenth century, when.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Acknowledgments
- In Search of New Opportunities
- The Difficult Journey
- Adaptation and Change
- Religion and Schools
- The Immigrant Press
- Frontier and Farm Life
- The Letters of Ole Munch Ræder, 1847
- The Letters of Anders Jensen Stortroen, 1857-1862
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-68) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-87020-623-0
- OCLC:
- 923517873
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