The promise of America : a history of the Norwegian-American people /
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| Author / Creator: | Lovoll, Odd S., 1934- |
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| Uniform title: | Løfterike landet. English |
| Imprint: | Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press in cooperation with the Norwegian-American Historical Association, c1984. |
| Description: | 239 p. : ill. ; 24 x 28 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/589495 |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Translation of: Det løfterike landet. Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 239 p. : ill. ; 24 x 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Bibliography: p. 223-228. |
| ISBN: | 0816613311 0816613346 |