LETTERS FROM THE PROMISED LAND Swedes in America, 1840-1914.

Author: H. Arnold Barton, ed
Country: Minnesota
Language: English
Year Published: 1975
No. of pages: 348
Illustrations: 0 Color Illustrations. 36 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 9”x6”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 816610096
Biblio/Bio: Bibl. Index.
Code: 1855

Price: $26.50

Firsthand, Swedish immigrants tell their own story in this fascinating collection of letters, diaries, and memoirs. The author is a professor of history, and offers background and the letters and documents themselves for three time periods: The Pioneers 1840-1864; The Great Farmer-Land in the West 1865-1889; Farm, Forest, and Factory 1890-1914. Swedish terms and regions and a map of the Swedish provinces and districts are included.