The Swedish Element in Illinois
Author: Ernst Wilhelm Olson
Publisher:
Published: 1917
Total Pages: 720
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The Swedish Element in America
Author: Axel W. Hultén
Publisher:
Published: 1934
Total Pages: 552
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKNorwegians and Swedes in the United States
Author: Philip J. Anderson
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 510
ISBN-13: 0873518411
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEighteen essays explore interactions among Swedish and Norwegian immigrants to America, focusing on themes of friendship and competition through the lenses of identity, language, religion, and politics.
A History of the Swedish-Americans of Minnesota
Author: Algot E. Strand
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Published: 1910
Total Pages: 404
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Encyclopedia of North American Colonial Conflicts to 1775: A-K
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Publisher: HarperCollins Christian Publishing
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 1979
ISBN-13: 1418560642
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Covers all major wars and conflicts in North America from the late-15th to mid-18th centuries, with discussions of key battles, diplomatic efforts, military technologies, and strategies and tactics ... [E]xplores the context for conflict, with essays on competing colonial powers, every major Native American tribe, all important political and military leaders, and a range of social and cultural issues."--Publisher's Web site.
Swedes in Michigan
Author: Rebecca J. Mead
Publisher: MSU Press
Published: 2012-05-01
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 1609173236
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, large numbers of Swedish immigrants came to Michigan seeking new opportunities in the United States and relief from economic, religious, or political problems at home. In addition to establishing early farming communities, Swedish immigrants worked on railroad construction, mining, fishing, logging, and urban manufacturing. As a result, Swedish Americans made significant contributions to the economic and cultural landscape of Michigan, a history this book explores in engaging and illustrative depth. Swedes in Michigan traces the evolution of hard-working people who valued education and assimilated actively while simultaneously maintaining their cultural ties and institutions. Moving from past to present, the book examines community patterns, family connections, social organizations, exchange programs, ethnic celebrations, and business and technical achievements that have helped Swedes in Michigan maintain a sense of their heritage even as they have adapted to American life.
Reasserting America in the 1970s
Author: Hallvard Notaker
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 2016-06-17
Total Pages: 443
ISBN-13: 1526104865
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReasserting America in the 1970s brings together two areas of burgeoning scholarly interest. On the one hand, scholars are investigating the many ways in which the 1970s constituted a profound era of transition in the international order. The American defeat in Vietnam, the breakdown of the Bretton Woods exchange system and a string of domestic setbacks including Watergate, Three-Mile Island and reversals during the Carter years all contributed to a grand reappraisal of the power and prestige of the United States in the world. In addition, the rise of new global competitors such as Germany and Japan, the pursuit of détente with the Soviet Union and the emergence of new private sources of global power contributed to uncertainty.
A Scandinavian Heritage
Author: Joan Magee
Publisher: Dundurn
Published: 1996-08-10
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1459713931
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Scandinavian presence has been felt in many parts of Canada, including the Windsor-Detroit border region. A Scandinavian Heritage surveys the numerous conributions made in this area by the people of 5 nations: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. The history of these people, from the first settlers to the present is explored in detail. The experiences common to each of the nationalities are shown and contrasted to the unique perspective brought by each group to this country. Included is a survey reflecting the experiences of the present-day Scandinavian community. To highlight this special history, Joan Magee has included an ample selection of photographs and illustrations.
A Folk Divided
Author: Hildor Arnold Barton
Publisher: SIU Press
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9780809319442
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"What happens to a people ... when it becomes divided and separated through a great overseas migration? ... how do the two parts of such a divided people relate to each other? What ideas do they have regarding each other as the process continues and as time and circumstance cause them to develop in separate ways of their own? The purpose of this book is to seek answers to such questions in the case of the Swedes during the period of their great migration, between roughly 1840 and 1940." -- Pref.
American Methodist Worship
Author: Karen B. Westerfield Tucker
Publisher: OUP USA
Published: 2011-04-27
Total Pages: 369
ISBN-13: 0199774153
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book offers a comprehensive examination of Methodist practice, tracing its evolution from the earliest days up to the present. Using liturgical texts as well as written accounts in popular and private sources, Karen Westerfield Tucker investigates the various rites and seasons of worship in Methodism and examines them in relation to American society.
