H. Arnold Barton is professor emeritus of history at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, and author of A Folk Divided: Homeland Swedes and Swedish Americans, 1840-1940.
Up in the Rocky MountainsWriting the Swedish Immigrant Experience
How Swedish immigrants became Westerners and Americans, as shown through their letters home
In Their Own WordsLetters from Norwegian Immigrants
Forming an engaging, colorful mosaic of voices from the immigrant experience, this collection of letters offers a unique perspective on historical events as well as the experience of everyday life.