Building the American dream
Subtitle: a Swedish immigrant carpenter, contractor, and family in Moline, Illinois
By: Curtis C. Roseman
Publisher: Heritage Documentaries
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Moline, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9780615569901
Subjects: Architects and builders; Biography; Family; Immigrants; Carpenters; Historic buildings; Swedish Americans; Dwellings; Pictorial works
Other titles: Swedish immigrant carpenter, contractor, and family in Moline, Illinois
Description: "Swedish immigrants Gustaf Adolph Johnson (1880-1947) and Selma Anna Sofia Carlson (1879-1967) built a family and a career in a Midwestern town during the early twentieth century. This book tells the story of Gust's carpentry and contracting activities, most especially the eighty houses he built. It also tells the story of Gust and Selma's family, their activities, travels, and tragedies, as well as their every-day lives"--P. 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-233) and index.
Table of contents: title: Gust Johnson : immigrant, carpenter; title: Selma Anna Sofia Carlson; title: From carpenter to contractor; title: The Johnsons on 15th Street, 1909-1924; title: Building during the roaring twenties; title: The Johnsons on 12th Street, 1924-1934; title: Gust works through the Depression; title: Family tragedies, 1934-1940; title: Post-Depression building boom; title: From Johnson to Roseman on 12th Street; title: The war and the end of a career; title: A last trip and a lasting legacy; title: Epilogue: The Johnson family and the American dream; title: Appendix A: Gust Johnson and Selma Carlson's siblings; title: Appendix B: Gust and Selma's grandchildren; title: Appendix C: Houses built by Gust Johnson.