In Their Own Words: Letters from Norwegian Immigrants (Used Paperback) - Solveig Zemple (editor/translator)
These translations of letters home by nine Norwegian immigrants detail their perception of America & their adjustment to its lifestyle between 1870 & 1945.
Preface
Introduction
Sources of letters & photographs
1 A peripatetic schoolteacher: Andreas Hjerpeland 1871-1893
2 A single woman in Illinois: Berta Serina Kingestad 1885-93
3 An urban Norwegian in the Red River Valley: Gunnar Høst 1883-1905
4 An unhappy immigrant returns home: Hans Øverland 1887-93
5 A family moves to Wisconsin: Barbro Ramseth 1888-1904
6 Politics & gold mining on the West Coast: Hans Hansen & Sivert Øien 1890-1913
7 A Chicago mother: Bergljot Anker Nilssen 1923-29
8 A Brooklyn builder: Christ Gundersen 1908-45
Maps
Selected bibliography
Index
Preface
Introduction
Sources of letters & photographs
1 A peripatetic schoolteacher: Andreas Hjerpeland 1871-1893
2 A single woman in Illinois: Berta Serina Kingestad 1885-93
3 An urban Norwegian in the Red River Valley: Gunnar Høst 1883-1905
4 An unhappy immigrant returns home: Hans Øverland 1887-93
5 A family moves to Wisconsin: Barbro Ramseth 1888-1904
6 Politics & gold mining on the West Coast: Hans Hansen & Sivert Øien 1890-1913
7 A Chicago mother: Bergljot Anker Nilssen 1923-29
8 A Brooklyn builder: Christ Gundersen 1908-45
Maps
Selected bibliography
Index