Scandinavian footprints
An edition of Scandinavian footprints (2007)
a history of Scandinavians settling in New Zealand
By Margit Brew
Publish Date
2007
Publisher
M. Brew
Language
eng
Pages
319
Description:
A ficitonal biography of Swede Bror Erik Friberg who arrived in New Zealand in 1866 and acted as a government agent, focusing on the Scandinavian settlers in Hawke's Bay. The author describes the immigrant's early life in Scandinavia and his concern for the difficulties faced by his countrymen in New Zealand.
subjects: Immigrants, Swedes, Scandinavians, Emigration and immigration, Biography, History
People: Bror Erik Friberg
Places: New Zealand, Hawke's Bay, Hawke's Bay (N.Z.), Scandinavia
Times: 19th century