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A concise history of Swedes in Minnesota and the enormous influence that they have had on our state's politics, history, and culture.
Author : Anne Gillespie Lewis
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society Press
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 20,94 MB
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0873517539
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
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 39,45 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780873513999
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 : Algot E. Strand
Publisher :
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 50,53 MB
Release : 1910
Category : Minnesota
ISBN :
Author : Klas Bergman
Publisher :
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 34,14 MB
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9781681340302
The story of Nordic immigrant influence in Minnesota politics and culture, and the lasting legacy of a "Scandinavian state in the New World."
Author : Joy K. Lintelman
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 42,94 MB
Release : 2009-06-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0873517628
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
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 43,19 MB
Release : 2015-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1452945438
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 : Kathleen Ernst
Publisher : American Girl Publishing Incorporated
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,33 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781593692995
Julie really likes the new girl in her class, Carla Warner. Still, there's something odd about her. The things Carla says don't quite add up, and she avoids answering questions about her family. At first Julie is sure there's a sensible explanation, but soon she starts to wonder what's really going on. A disturbing discovery leads her to realize that her new friend may be in real danger! An illustrated "Looking Back" essay provides facts about America in the 1970s.
Author : Ola Larsmo
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 41,73 MB
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1452956901
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
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 20,39 MB
Release : 2002-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0870203371
Resource added for the Psychology (includes Sociology) 108091 courses.
Author : E. B. Gustafson
Publisher :
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 27,18 MB
Release : 1925*
Category : Swedes
ISBN :