Norway To America: A History of the Migration
This book tells the story of the migration as it affected both countries and investigates the reasons for “American Fever.” The story ends with a discussion of the ways in which Norwegian-Americans retain their ties to Norway. The book was first published in Norway as Dröm og Dad (Dream and Deed), in observance of the 150th anniversary of the departure of the first emigrant ship for America. This is an excellent way to celebrate one of the strongest ethnic heritages in America. 
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Norway To America: A History of the Migration
This book tells the story of the migration as it affected both countries and investigates the reasons for “American Fever.” The story ends with a discussion of the ways in which Norwegian-Americans retain their ties to Norway. The book was first published in Norway as Dröm og Dad (Dream and Deed), in observance of the 150th anniversary of the departure of the first emigrant ship for America. This is an excellent way to celebrate one of the strongest ethnic heritages in America. 
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Norway To America: A History of the Migration

Norway To America: A History of the Migration

by Ingrid Semmingsen
Norway To America: A History of the Migration

Norway To America: A History of the Migration

by Ingrid Semmingsen

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This book tells the story of the migration as it affected both countries and investigates the reasons for “American Fever.” The story ends with a discussion of the ways in which Norwegian-Americans retain their ties to Norway. The book was first published in Norway as Dröm og Dad (Dream and Deed), in observance of the 150th anniversary of the departure of the first emigrant ship for America. This is an excellent way to celebrate one of the strongest ethnic heritages in America. 

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781452902432
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Publication date: 10/31/1980
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 224
Sales rank: 301,380
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Ingrid Semmingsen was professor of history at the University of Oslo and the author of a two-volume study of Norwegian emigration to America, Veien mot Vest (The Way West).

Einar Haugen was professor of Scandinavian and linguistics at Harvard University.

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