An edition of Løfterike landet (1984)
The promise of America
a history of the Norwegian-American people
By Odd Sverre Lovoll
Publish Date
1984
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press in cooperation with the Norwegian-American Historical Association
Language
eng
Pages
311
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 this story to today. Changes for this edition include additional photographs, 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.