The development of the Norwegian community in Brooklyn was closely tied to the international maritime trade that developed from the 1850s to 1920. In this first book-length study of the immigrant community originally known as the Red Hook district and later as Little Norway, a Norwegian scholar traces its development and its place in the overall scheme of Norwegian emigration to America.
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A well-written and interesting study of Norwegians in N.Y.,
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This review is from: The Colony that Rose from Sea: Norwegian Maritime Migration and Community in Brooklyn, 1850-1910 (Hardcover)
This is the first study of Norwegian immigrants in Brooklyn and the New York City area. It focuses on the maritime migration fron Norway, and explores the ethinic community that emerged around 1900. It is a well-reserached, well-written and richly illustrated book, and should be of interest to anyone interested in the history of Norwegian migration to America.
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A book that sparks the interest of any Norwegian-American living
in the United States. A detail of the arrival and settlement of our Norwegian ancestors who arrived by boat and took up residence in their new country. A well-worth reading. Maurice Olaf Bergman Kristiansand, Norway / Brooklyn, New York 2009
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Most studies of Norwegian immigration to the United States focus on the movement of peasants from inland fjord districts and upland valleys to America's northern plains states. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sjofarts historie, emigrant protocols, repeat emigrants, norske sjofarts, okonomiske historie, vanskelige frihet, mot vest, transient mariners, maritime emigration, transient seamen, boarding masters, runner societies, maritime migration, typescript biography, transplanted institutions, transient sailors, temperance home, temperance lodges, maritime workers, colony veterans, ship basin, harbor craft, manuscript schedules, colony elite, ship jumping Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Red Hook, New York, Little Norway, Our Savior, United States, Sunset Park, Sister Elizabeth, Nordisk Tidende, Hamilton Avenue, East River, Seamen's Association, Mission Society, Gowanus Canal, Norwegian Americans, Castle Garden, Magnus Andersen, Nordiske Blade, Old South Brooklyn, Pastor Hansteen, World War, Consul Bors, Emil Nielsen, Staten Island, Bethel Ship, Brooklyn's Norwegian New!
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Most studies of Norwegian immigration to the United States focus on the movement of peasants from inland fjord districts and upland valleys to America's northern plains states. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sjofarts historie, emigrant protocols, repeat emigrants, norske sjofarts, okonomiske historie, vanskelige frihet, mot vest, transient mariners, maritime emigration, transient seamen, boarding masters, runner societies, maritime migration, typescript biography, transplanted institutions, transient sailors, temperance home, temperance lodges, maritime workers, colony veterans, ship basin, harbor craft, manuscript schedules, colony elite, ship jumping Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Red Hook, New York, Little Norway, Our Savior, United States, Sunset Park, Sister Elizabeth, Nordisk Tidende, Hamilton Avenue, East River, Seamen's Association, Mission Society, Gowanus Canal, Norwegian Americans, Castle Garden, Magnus Andersen, Nordiske Blade, Old South Brooklyn, Pastor Hansteen, World War, Consul Bors, Emil Nielsen, Staten Island, Bethel Ship, Brooklyn's Norwegian New!
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- The East River (Images of America) by The Greater Astoria Historical Society on 5 pages
- A Century of Urban Life: The Norwegians in Chicago Before 1930 by Odd S. Lovoll on 4 pages
- Ethnic Americans: A History of Immigration by Professor Leonard Dinnerstein in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- PORT OF NEW YORK by Paul Rosenfeld in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Through the Years by Linda Howard in Back Matter
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- All the Nations Under Heaven by Frederick Binder in Back Matter
- Ethnic Americans: A History of Immigration by Professor Leonard Dinnerstein in Back Matter
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