Life Story of Rasmus B. Anderson
Life Story of Rasmus B. Anderson

Author: Rasmus Bjørn Anderson

Publisher:

Published: 1915

Total Pages: 718

ISBN-13:

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Rasmus Anderson (1846-1936), the American author, scholar, editor, businessman and diplomat, intertwines his life story with the cultural and institutional history of the Norwegian-American community as a whole. There are eyewitness accounts of tension within American factions and branches of the Lutheran church over such issues as slavery and public education as well as anecdotes about Ole Bull, Knut Hamsun, Björnstjerne Björnson, Robert La Follette, James G. Blaine and various European monarchs and heads of state. Anderson began his life on a farm in Albion, Dane County, Wisconsin. After many efforts to finance and obtain the kind of education he wanted, he pioneered the study and teaching of Scandinavian languages at the University of Wisconsin (1869-1883). Between 1885 and 1889, he served as U.S. minister to Denmark. He eventually prospered as president of the Wisconsin Life Insurance Co., from 1895-1922. In 1874, Anderson attracted widespread attention with his America Not Discovered By Columbus. He is remembered for his studies, translations, and retellings of Norse mythology. The more active and public aspects of his life are emphasized in this work.

Ethnic Leadership and Midwestern Politics
Ethnic Leadership and Midwestern Politics

Author: Jørn Brøndal

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9780877320951

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Ethnic Leadership and Midwestern Politics investigates the notion of ethnic identity as it relates to Scandinavian Americans and political affiliations in Wisconsin, from 1890-1914. Jørn Brøndal traces the evolution of their political alliances as they move from an early patronage system to one of a more enlightened social awareness, prompted by the Wisconsin Progressives led by Robert M. La Follette. Brøndal's exceptionally thorough research and cogent arguments combine to explain the workings of a political system that accorded nationality a major role in politics at the expense of real political, social, and economic issues in the early 1890s, and how (and why) the Progressives determined to change that system. Brøndal explains the change by looking at several important Scandinavian-American institutions, including the church, mutual aid fraternities, the temperance movement, the Scandinavian-language press, political clubs, and labor and farmer organizations, showing how these institutions impacted the construction of a nascent sense of Scandinavian American national identity and made a lasting mark on the Scandinavian-American role in politics.

Rough Road to Glory
Rough Road to Glory

Author: Arlow William Andersen

Publisher: Balch Institute Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9780944190029

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A study of thirty selected Norwegian-American newspapers, with special reference to their editorial positions on public affairs from 1875 to 1925. The political views of congress-people of Norwegian descent are also discussed.

Life Story Of Rasmus B. Anderson
Life Story Of Rasmus B. Anderson

Author: Rasmus Björn Anderson

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2022-10-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781018204475

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