Swedes In Minnesota

Author : Anne Gillespie Lewis
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN 13 : 0873517539
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Swedes in Minnesota written by Anne Gillespie Lewis and published by Minnesota Historical Society Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise history of Swedes in Minnesota and the enormous influence that they have had on our state's politics, history, and culture.

Author : Philip J. Anderson
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN 13 : 9780873513999
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Swedes in the Twin Cities written by Philip J. Anderson and published by Minnesota Historical Society Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays by scholars from both the United States and Sweden investigate various facets of Swedish life and culture in the Twin Cities.

Author : Nils Hasselmo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Swedes in Minnesota written by Nils Hasselmo and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Klas Bergman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781681340302
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scandinavians in the State House written by Klas Bergman and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Nordic immigrant influence in Minnesota politics and culture, and the lasting legacy of a "Scandinavian state in the New World."

Author : Algot E. Strand
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of the Swedish-Americans of Minnesota written by Algot E. Strand and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joy K. Lintelman
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 0873517628
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Go to America written by Joy K. Lintelman and published by Minnesota Historical Society. This book was released on 2009-06-25 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intimate and detailed portrait of young Swedish women who chose to immigrate to America in the nineteenth century--why they left, what they found, and how they survived.

Author : David M. Krueger
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452945438
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Myths of the Rune Stone written by David M. Krueger and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do our myths say about us? Why do we choose to believe stories that have been disproven? David M. Krueger takes an in-depth look at a legend that held tremendous power in one corner of Minnesota, helping to define both a community’s and a state’s identity for decades. In 1898, a Swedish immigrant farmer claimed to have discovered a large rock with writing carved into its surface in a field near Kensington, Minnesota. The writing told a North American origin story, predating Christopher Columbus’s exploration, in which Viking missionaries reached what is now Minnesota in 1362 only to be massacred by Indians. The tale’s credibility was quickly challenged and ultimately undermined by experts, but the myth took hold. Faith in the authenticity of the Kensington Rune Stone was a crucial part of the local Nordic identity. Accepted and proclaimed as truth, the story of the Rune Stone recast Native Americans as villains. The community used the account as the basis for civic celebrations for years, and advocates for the stone continue to promote its validity despite the overwhelming evidence that it was a hoax. Krueger puts this stubborn conviction in context and shows how confidence in the legitimacy of the stone has deep implications for a wide variety of Minnesotans who embraced it, including Scandinavian immigrants, Catholics, small-town boosters, and those who desired to commemorate the white settlers who died in the Dakota War of 1862. Krueger demonstrates how the resilient belief in the Rune Stone is a form of civil religion, with aspects that defy logic but illustrate how communities characterize themselves. He reveals something unique about America’s preoccupation with divine right and its troubled way of coming to terms with the history of the continent’s first residents. By considering who is included, who is left out, and how heroes and villains are created in the stories we tell about the past, Myths of the Rune Stone offers an enlightening perspective on not just Minnesota but the United States as well.

Author : Ola Larsmo
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452956901
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Swede Hollow written by Ola Larsmo and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A riveting family saga immersed in the gritty, dark side of Swedish immigrant life in America in the early twentieth century When Gustaf and Anna Klar and their three children leave Sweden for New York in 1897, they take with them a terrible secret and a longing for a new life. But their dream of starting over is nearly crushed at the outset: a fire devastates Ellis Island just as they arrive, and then the relentlessly harsh conditions and lack of work in the city make it impossible for Gustaf to support his family. An unexpected gift allows the Klars to make one more desperate move, this time to the Midwest and a place called Swede Hollow. Their new home is a cluster of rough-hewn shacks in a deep, wooded ravine on the edge of St. Paul, Minnesota. The Irish, Italian, and Swedish immigrants who live here are a hardscrabble lot usually absent from the familiar stories of Swedish American history. The men hire on as poorly paid day laborers for the Great Northern or Northern Pacific railroads or work at the nearby brewery, and the women clean houses, work at laundries, or sew clothing in stifling factories. Outsiders malign Swede Hollow as unsanitary and rife with disease, but the Klar family and their neighbors persevere in this neglected corner of the city—and consider it home. Extensively researched and beautifully written, Ola Larsmo’s award-winning novel vividly portrays a family and a community determined to survive. There are hardships, indignities, accidents, and harrowing encounters, but also acts of loyalty and kindness and moments of joy. This haunting story of a real place echoes the larger challenges of immigration in the twentieth century and today.

Author : Frederick Hale
Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 0870203371
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Swedes in Wisconsin written by Frederick Hale and published by Wisconsin Historical Society. This book was released on 2002-07 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Resource added for the Psychology (includes Sociology) 108091 courses.

Author : Algot E. Strand
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of the Swedish-Americans of Minnesota written by Algot E. Strand and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: