PROMISE OF AMERICA, THE. A History of the Norwegian-American People

Author: Odd S. Lovoll
Country: Minnesota
Language: English
Year Published: 1984
No. of pages: 239
Illustrations: 0 Color Illustrations. 246 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 10 1/2”x9”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 816613346
Biblio/Bio: Bibl. Index.
Code: 1849

Price: $34.50

In this book a Norwegian-American historian tells the story of the thousands of Norwegian immigrants who gambled on a new life in America. His focus is on the growth of an ethnic subculture and the process of assimilation--the institutions (churches, schools, colleges, newspapers) that provided a fixed point in an uncertain existence, the ways that old traditions combined with new realities to create a richly diverse Norwegian-American culture, and finally the many contributions that several generations of Norwegian-Americans have made to their new country. Many splendid old photographs enchance this text.