About this title: Recounts the story of the great Swedish migration through numbers -- in the census reports and settlement patterns. It also tells the story through the cultural institutions Swedes founded -- the churches, schools, and lodges, the Swedish-language newspapers and businesses, the neighbourhoods and the associations. But mostly, this book tells the story through the people: the anecdotes, letters, and interviews from the immigrants themselves and from their grandchildren. Lewis provides a remarkably concise portrait of an ethnic group striving to become American while struggling to maintain its ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Pictorial Softcover
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780873514781ISBN:0873514785
Description: Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. "SWEDES IN MINNESOTA is a refreshing primer on this state's Swedish American community, past and present. Woven amony stories of those who helped give shape to this state and unexpected delights: the short-lived colony of Minnesota Swedes in Cuba; excepts of a young Swedish woman's memoirs from the early 1900s; and even two families' treasured recipes for Swedish meatballs. This book is a labor of love for the author; in it, we find a piece of our heritage. " {Bruce ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Date Published: 2004-06-07
ISBN-13:9780873514781ISBN:0873514785
Description: Very Good. Very good condition. Minor shelf wearing. Inside pages neat and clean. Delivery confirmation will be emailed to you upon shipment. Packaged securely and shipped promptly with care. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Pre
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780873514781ISBN:0873514785
Description: Good. Used Condition-GOOD can be a well cared for Book that is in great condition to a Book that may show some signs of wear. GOOD Books sometimes are permanently marked; have some spine or page creases; exibit signs of aging or an ExLibrary copy. ** Sometimes grease pencil or permanent marking on cover. May contain limited notes and or highlighting. 100% Satisfaction guaranteed on all purchases. ** SHIPS FROM USA-Domestic Delivery takes 5-14 days ** read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOC
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780873514781ISBN:0873514785
Description: New. A concise history of Swedes in Minnesota including immigration patterns, cultural and social organizations, businesses, politics, education, and family life. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: St. Paul, MN
Date Published: 2004
Description: No ethnic group is so identified with a single state as the Swedes are with Minnesota. Anne Gillespie Lewis explores how this came to be and what impact Swedes have had on the states they would make their own. She discusses churches, lodges, Swedish-language newspapers, and entertainments, and she profiles individuals and groups of immigrants and their descendants. Through anecdotes, letters, and interviews from the immigrants themselves and from their grandchildren, she tells the story of the ... read more
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