The promise of America
Subtitle: a history of the Norwegian-American people
By: Odd S. Lovoll.
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press in cooperation with the Norwegian-American Historical Association
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
Subjects: Norwegian Americans -- History
Description: In The Promise of America, historian Odd S. Lovoll tells the story of the thousands of Norwegian immigrants who gambled on a fresh start in the United States. Now, Lovoll has carefully revised this successful book to reflect new understandings of the Norwegian-American past, updating this story to today. Changes for this edition include additional photographs, expanded treatment of the causes of migration, extensive details about the urban Norwegian-American experience, new information about immigrant fiction and reading societies, enriched discussions of Norwegians in the Civil War and the Socialist movement, and more.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 223-228.
Translation of: Det løfterike landet.
Includes index.