Westward We Came: A Norwegian immigrant's Story, 1866-1898 [Paperback]

Erling E. Kildahl (Author)

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Publication Date: March 31, 2008

Westward We Came is a memoir of Harold B. Kildahl, Sr. and his family pulling up roots in Norway and immigrating to the United States in 1866. It is a vivid description of their travels and settlement in southern Minnesota. Westward We Came is an authentic depiction of difficult pioneer life-true Americana, including the hardships as well as the joys of that time and place.

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<div>Erling E. Kildahl is the youngest and only surviving child of the author. He fell in love with the theater as a child and later enrolled in the Pasadena Playhouse School of Theater. Awarded a masters degree in 1946 he directed for two years before coming to Purdue University as an Instructor and Director, and later as professor.</div>

Product Details

• Paperback: 148 pages
• Publisher: Purdue University Press (March 31, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557534713
• ISBN-13: 978-1557534712
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,044,165 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #62 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Ethnic & National > Scandinavian
  • #100 in Books > History > Europe > Norway

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5.0 out of 5 stars An authentic settler narrative, that virtually opens a window in time, July 10, 2008

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This review is from: Westward We Came: A Norwegian immigrant's Story, 1866-1898 (Paperback)

Westward We Came: A Norwegian Immigrant's Story, 1866-1898 is the first-hand memoir of Harold B. Kildahl, Sr., a Norwegian immigrant to America who came to the New World in 1866. He and his family witnessed historic events such as the notorious James-Younger gang bank raid in Northfield, Minnesota and the beginning of St. Olaf college. Westward We Came offers insight into the hardships, satisfactions, and daily routine of pioneer life. In 1888, Kildahl returned to Minnesota to gain an education at St. Olaf College and the Lutheran Seminary, where he was ordained, married, and became a pastor in the Lutheran faith. An authentic settler narrative, that virtually opens a window in time to over a hundred years ago.