Norway To America

Norway To America

A History of the Migration

Ingrid Semmingsen

Traces the movement of both groups and individuals from Norway to the American Midwest and Pacific coast states.

224 Pages, 6 x 9 in

  • Paperback
  • 9780816610006
  • Published: October 31, 1980
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  • eBook
  • 9781452902432
  • Published: October 31, 1980
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Norway To America

A History of the Migration

Ingrid Semmingsen

ISBN: 9780816610006

Publication date: October 31st, 1980

224 Pages

9 x 5

Traces the movement of both groups and individuals from Norway to the American Midwest and Pacific coast states.

This book tells the story of the migration as it affected both countries and investigates the reasons for “American Fever.” The story ends with a discussion of the ways in which Norwegian-Americans retain their ties to Norway. The book was first published in Norway as Dröm og Dad (Dream and Deed), in observance of the 150th anniversary of the departure of the first emigrant ship for America. This is an excellent way to celebrate one of the strongest ethnic heritages in America.

Ingrid Semmingsen was professor of history at the University of Oslo and the author of a two-volume study of Norwegian emigration to America, Veien mot Vest (The Way West).

Einar Haugen was professor of Scandinavian and linguistics at Harvard University.