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The Promise of America [Hardcover]

Odd Sverre Lovoll (Author)

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Hardcover: 239 pages
Publisher: Univ of Minnesota Pr (Trd) (July 1985)
ISBN-10: 0816613346
ISBN-13: 978-0816613342
Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.9 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds

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I find this book to be very well written, researched and valuable. It tells the immigrant story with grace and compassion, delving into the motivations, disappointments and successes of the generations. Not only those of Norwegian descent will understand the challenges and victories of immigrant people. It is a book that addresses common fears and the ways the community rises up to overcome adversity. It is worth rereading several times.

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bygdelag movement, urban colonies, urban colony, immigrant press, immigrant newspapers, supreme lodge, land farther west, immigrant tradition, early emigration, immigrant writers

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Norwegian Americans, New York, North Dakota, United States, World War, Fox River, Norwegian Lutheran, Sons of Norway, Norwegian Synod, Minnesota Historical Society, Norwegian Emigrant Museum, Luther College, Olaf College, United Church, Nordisk Tidende, Republican Party, Red River, San Francisco, West Coast, Cleng Peerson, Augsburg Seminary, Puget Sound, South Dakota, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, American Lutheranism

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