The Promise of America: A History of the Norwegian-American People
- ISBN-10
- 0816633509
- ISBN-13
- 9780816633500
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 382
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Author
- Odd Sverre Lovoll
Description
In The Promise of America, historian Odd S. Lovoll tells the story of the thousands of Norwegian immigrants who gambled on a fresh start in the United States. Now, Lovoll has carefully revised this successful book to reflect new understandings of the Norwegian-American past, updating the story to today. Changes include additional photos, expanded treatment of the causes of migration, extensive details about the urban Norwegian-American experience, new information about immigrant fiction and reading societies, enriched discussions of Norwegians in the Civil War and the Socialist movement, and more.
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