Norwegians on the Prairie: Ethnicity and the Development of the Country TownMinnesota Historical Society, 2007 - 344 pagine "[Here] we listen to stories of individual settlers and . . . watch and interact with them as each community evolves through the decades." Ann M. Legreid, Department of Political Science and Geography, Central Missouri State University Against the broad backdrop of the expanding western frontier, noted Norwegian American scholar Odd S. Lovoll explores the country town through the lens of ethnicity in this pioneering study. Benson, Madison, and Starbuck, all located on the western Minnesota prairie, were settled primarily by Norwegians and served as urban centers--railroad hubs, destinations for trade, and social nexuses--for the farming communities that surround them. Lovoll's meticulous research into census data, careful reading of local newspapers, and extensive interviews with the descendants of Norwegian immigrants reveals strong ties to homeland that are visible today in each town's social, political, and religious character. Odd S. Lovoll is professor emeritus of history at St. Olaf College and the author of numerous books including The Promise of America: A History of the Norwegian-American People. Todd Nichol is editor for the Norwegian-American Historical Association. |
Sommario
Maps and Chart | 5 |
Map Showing Westward Movement | 32 |
Chapter Two The Village of Benson | 37 |
Map of Swift County Townships | 60 |
Chapter Three Norwegian SmallTown Apotheosis | 77 |
Plat of the City of Benson | 87 |
Chapter Four Towns of a Common Heritage | 127 |
Map of Pope County Townships | 133 |
Map of Lac qui Parle County Townships | 149 |
Chapter Five In the American Matrix | 175 |
Map of Norwegian Land Ownership in Swift County 1907 | 194 |
Chapter Six The Persistence of Ethnicity | 227 |
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Norwegians on the Prairie: Ethnicity and the Development of the Country Town Odd S. Lovoll Visualizzazione estratti - 2006 |
Norwegians on the Prairie: Ethnicity and the Development of the Country Town Odd S. Lovoll Anteprima non disponibile - 2010 |
Parole e frasi comuni
arrived Atherton became Bjørgvin Blegen born bygd Camp Lake Camp Lake Township Catholic Census Chippewa citizens city of Benson congregation country town county's cultural Dakota Democratic district early elected Emigrated from Norway environment ethnic groups farmers frontier German identity Irish June Kandiyohi Kandiyohi County Kerkhoven Knudson laborers Lac qui Parle land later lefse Lovoll loyalty lutefisk Lutheran Church Madison major Minneapolis Minnesota River moved newspaper Nordfjord Norwegian American Norwegian immigrants Norwegian language Norwegian Lutheran church Norwegian population Norwegian settlement Norwegian Synod Norwegian-born Ojibwe Olson organized Parle County Party Pastor Paul percent pioneer political Pope County prairie railroad religious Republican residents rural Savior's Scandinavian second-generation Norwegians Six Mile Grove small towns social society Sons of Norway Starbuck Sweden Swedish Swenoda Swift County Monitor Swift Falls tion urban Valdres village of Benson vote wegian west-central Minnesota Western Guard western Minnesota Wisconsin Yankee