Author

Publication

1985 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [Cambridgeshire, England

Language

English

Word Count

79,750 words, Guess

Page Count

319 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • OCLC Control Number11235060
  • Better World Books9780521260688

Classifications

  • DDC304.8/77/0483
  • LCCF358.2.S2 G54 1985

Description

This book "examines a transatlantic chain migration from Balestrand, a Norwegian fjord district, to its daughter settlements in the nineteenth-century rural Upper Middle West. The book considers the social and economic conditions in Europe prior to the emigration as well as the immigrants' cultural adaptations to the American environment."--Dust jacket.

First Sentence

The epic journey of the millions of people who crossed the Atlantic Ocean in the nineteenth century to settle in the Untied States has stirred the imagination of historians for decades.

Subjects

Topics

FarmersPeasantsPeasantryImmigrantsPeasants, norwaySocial conditionsForeign population

Places

NorwayBalestrandMiddle WestBalestrand (Norway)

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Other Editions

  • From peasants to farmers: the migration from Balestrand, Norway to the upper Middle WestCambridge University Press1985-01-01

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