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Author
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
211 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"'Across the Deep Blue Sea' investigates a chapter in Norwegian immigration history that has never been fully told. Odd S. Lovoll relates how Quebec, Montreal, and other port cities in Canada became the gateway for Norwegian emigrants to North America, replacing New York as the main destination from 1850 until the late 1860s. During those years, 94 percent of Norwegian emigrants landed in Canada. After the introduction of free trade, Norwegian sailing...
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
xvii, 321 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Against the broad backdrop of the expanding western frontier, noted Norwegian American scholar Odd S. Lovoll explores the country town through the lens of ethnicity in this pioneering study. Benson, Madison, and Starbuck, all located on the western Minnesota prairie, were settled primarily by Norwegians and served as urban centers-railroad hubs, destinations for trade, and social nexuses-for the farming communities that surround them. Lovoll's meticulous...
Author
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
215 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Hans Christian Heg (1829-1863) was a Norwegian American abolitionist, journalist, antislavery activist, prison reformer, politician, and soldier. Best known for leading the Fifteenth Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment on the Union side during the Civil War, Heg died of wounds received at the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863. While Heg's achievements earned him a statue on the Wisconsin state capitol grounds, behind his public persona was a life emblematic...
