A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States
A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States

Author: George T. Flom

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2020-01-09

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13:

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A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States by George T. Flom is a book that traces the origins and development of the Norwegian-American community from 1825 to 1848. Flom, a professor of Scandinavian languages and literatures, uses historical sources and personal narratives to document the experiences and challenges of the pioneers who left their homeland for a new life in America.

Writing Democracy
Writing Democracy

Author: Karen Gammelgaard

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9781782385042

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The Norwegian Constitution is the oldest functioning constitution in Europe. Its bicentenary in 2014 has inspired the analyses in this volume, where contributors focus on the Constitution as a text to explore new ways of analyzing democratic development. This volume examines the framing of the Norwegian Constitution, its transformations, and its interpretations during the last two centuries. The textual focus enables new understandings of the framers' negotiations and decisions on a democratic micro level and opens new international and historical contexts to understanding the Norwegian Constitution. By synthesizing knowledge from different realms - law, social sciences, and the humanities - Writing Democracy provides a model for examining the distinct textual qualities of constitutional documents.

Our Norwegian Ancestors of the Fox River Settlement
Our Norwegian Ancestors of the Fox River Settlement

Author: Karen Kindler Kotlarchik

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2019-03-10

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 0359415695

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Norway received its name from the nearby rural community of settlers from Norway in the area known as the Fox River Settlement. The village was the center of Norwegian immigration dating to 1834. The settlers had in large part relocated from the Kendall Settlement in New York State which had been founded earlier by pioneers who arrived from Norway during 1825 aboard the Restauration. Norwegian-American pioneer leader Cleng Peerson founded this second settlement in the Fox River Valley of Illinois.