Title: Norwegian minds-- American dreams : ethnic activism among Norwegian-American intellectuals /
Authors: Thaler, Peter, 1960-
Publisher: University of Delaware Press ; Associated University Presses,
Year: 1998
Subjects: Norwegian-American literature History and criticism.; Ethnicity United States; Norwegian Americans Intellectual life.; Immigrants in literature
Abstract: This book examines the ideology of four Norwegian-American immigrant intellectuals during the early part of the twentieth century. It analyzes the writings of O.E. Rolvaag, Waldemar Ager, Simon Johnson, and Hans Ronnevik to search for the concepts and images of Norwegian-American cultural activists in the Upper Midwestern heartland of their immigrant community. At its core, the study explores how Norwegian immigrant intellectuals in the United States utilized literature in the struggle waged for the preservation of a distinct Norwegian-American ethnic identity.