Astri, My Astri (Used Signed Hardcover) - Deb Nelson Gourley

Astri, My Norwegian Heritage Stories by Deb Nelson Gourley is a collection of 16 Norwegian heritage TRUE stories published in both English and Norwegian in the same book. The non-fiction stories touch anyone who has an interest in Norwegian heritage, culture, genealogy, or bilingual studies. The book takes one on a journey from immigrating in the 1840s to the discovery of an immigrant trunk more than one hundred years later and the subsequent unraveling of a rich family history. Among the topics included are the Minnesota Sioux Uprising of 1862, the great flu epidemic of 1918, hiking above the Arctic Circle, the heavy water assault during World War II, Norwegian rosemaling and bunader, Syttende Mai, stave churches, founding of a Norwegian Lutheran church in America, and the life of Snowshoe Thompson. The 280-page, hard-cover book contains 24 full-colored pages. Over 350 pictures/charts/maps. 2005 (2nd printing), non-fiction, 6 by 9, hardcover. Complete book is bilingual for those learning Norwegian.

Condition: Cover, pages and binding in like new condition

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