The Colony that Rose from Sea
Subtitle: Norwegian Maritime Migration and Community in Brooklyn, 1850-1930
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: November 1, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780252024009
Subjects: American history; Local history; Population & demography; Social history; Elements In The U.S. Population; New York - Local History; History; History - General History; History: American; USA; Anthropology - Cultural; Emigration & Immigration; United States - State & Local - General; Social Science / Emigration & Immigration
First sentence: Most studies of Norwegian immigration to the United States focus on the movement of peasants from inland fjord districts and upland valleys to America's northern plains states.