Through translations of letters written to family and friends between 1870 and 1945, this book traces the stories of nine Norwegian immigrants. Farmer, fisherman, gold miner, politician, unmarried mother, housewife, businessman, railroad worker - their common bond was the experience of immigration and acculturation, but their individual experiences are manifested in a wide variety of forms. They came from vastly differing backgrounds in Norway to settle in the Midwest, on the West Coast, the East Coast and in Alaska, as well as Chicago and Brooklyn. The author has selected and translated letters rich in personal description and observation to present each writer's subjective view of historical events. Often focusing on the minutiae of daily life or the feelings of the individual immigrant, the letters are constructed from different voices, experiences, times, places, occupations, sexes and generations to form a complex and colourful mosaic of immigrant experience.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
ISBN-10
0816618593
ISBN-13
9780816618590
eBay Product ID (ePID)
932594
Product Key Features
Book Title
In Their Own Words : Letters from Norwegian Immigrants
Author
Zempel
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Letters
Publication Year
1991
Genre
Literary Collections
Number of Pages
248 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
5.9in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
E184.S2i5 1990
Copyright Date
1991
Lccn
90-011012
Dewey Decimal
305.83/982073/09034
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
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