Crossing the Bridge: Growing Up Norwegian American in Depression and War 1925-1946

by Earl A. Reitan

Overview

This photo-illustrated narrative account of Lake Wobegon as it REALLY was gives the reader an affecting glimpse into the lives of threee generations crossing the bridge fom 1800's Old World Norway into main-stream American life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781883477288
Publisher:	Lone Oak Press
Publication date:	01/01/1999
Pages:	147
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.43(d)

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From the Author
In Crossing the Bridge, Earl A. Reitan tells a tale of successes and defeats—humor and pathos—as three generations of his Norwegian-American family struggled to cross the bridge that led from their Old World origians to the mainstream of American life. His Reitan grandparents came to Grove City, MN from Trondheim, Norway. His mother's family were Danish farmers who lived nearby. In a well-illustrated book, replete with anecdotes, the author tells their story as he observed and lived it. Earl A. Reitan is Professor of History Emeritus at Illinois State University.
—Earl A. Reitan