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NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN
LIBRARY
an Annotated Bibliography
an Annotated Bibliography
I
have several hundred [physical] books within my personal library. I started
collecting these at the beginning of the 21st century. I located a
library database which allows me to scan (or manually type in) the particulars
of each book and load them to various ‘book shelves’. One of the over ‘75
virtual bookshelves’ is titled Norwegian / Norwegian-American. This annotated
bibliography contains most of the books that can be found – in my personal
library, on that shelf.
In
an effort to make it user-friendly and accessible, I’ve listed the following
for each of the books / publications:
¨ Author (last name first) and supporting authors.
¨ Date of publication (my copy).
¨ Name of the book • In italic, bolded and a hyperlink
to the item in WorldCat.org
¨ City where the book was published, followed by the
name of the publishing company
• Abstract
– a brief description of what you will find in the book
[ ] Subject of the book (not always provided)
I should also note, that I've broken down the list into subject categories in an effort to make it more user-friendly when looking for a 'kind of book'. Here are the categories, in order:
§ General (list of books that have not
been sub-divided into specific categories)
§ A Special section of books authored
by Odd S. Lovoll, and a bio for Mr. Lovoll.
§ Biographies
§ Bygdeboker
§ Children’s & Fairy Tales
§ Christianity
§ Cook Books
§ Decorative Arts
§ Fiction
§ Genealogy & Dictionary
§ Memoir
§ Såmi
(aka Saami)
§ Travel
§ War Time
§ U.W. State Specific: Dakotas,
Minnesota, New York, Washington, and Wisconsin
§ Other (not located in Wordcat.org)
§ Books published by the Norwegian
American Historical Association
Any errors or misspellings are mine. If you find one, kindly send me an email and I’ll make the correction. This list was completed on February 14, 2018, and as soon as it is published, it will be out of date.
Respectfully,
Luci J Baker Johnson
Historian in Seattle, WA
Ljbj-historian@earthlink.net
Andersen, Arlow
William. 1975. The Norwegian-Americans.
New York : Twayne Publishers • Abstract:
Describes the assimilation of Norwegian immigrants in
America over a period of one hundred and fifty years and their participation in
various political, social, and cultural transformations.
Bjork, Kenneth. 1947. Saga in Steel and Concrete : Norwegian
engineers in America. Northfield, MN : Norwegian-American
Historical Association (NAHA).
Bugge, Gunnar. 1969. Stav Og Laft: I Norge : early wooden
architecture in Norway. Oslo : Byggekunst - Norske
Arkitekters Landsforbund.
[Architecture]
Clausen, Clarence
Arthur (translator). 1982. A Chronicler of Immigrant Life Svein
Nilsson's Articles in Billed Magazine 1868-1870.
Northfield, MN : The Norwegian American Historical Association (NAHA)
Dregni, Eric Dregni.
2008. In Cod We Trust: Living the Norwegian
Dream. Minneapolis, MN : University Of Minnesota
Press. •
Abstract:
A vivid portrayal of modern Norway
through the eyes of a fourth-generation Norwegian American from Minnesota. [Social life
and customs]
Dregni, Eric Dregni. 2011. Vikings in the Attic: In Search of Nordic
America. Minneapolis, MN : University Of Minnesota
Press. •
Abstract:
Delves beneath the surface of Nordic America to unearth tales and
traditions.
Fay, Howard La. 1972. The Vikings. (Washington) National Geographic Society. • Abstract: A recounting "of the Northmen as determined by archeologists" and a study of the world of the Norse gods and the Viking leaders: Exic Bloodax, Leif the Lucky, Olef the Stour, and Harold Handraada.
Ferguson, Robert. 2009. The Vikings: A History. New York : Viking [Adult] • Abstract: Presents a history of the Nordic warriors and explorers who plundered and traded their way across Europe, and discusses how their conquests helped spread and enhance accomplishments in the arts, culture, and government.
Fay, Howard La. 1972. The Vikings. (Washington) National Geographic Society. • Abstract: A recounting "of the Northmen as determined by archeologists" and a study of the world of the Norse gods and the Viking leaders: Exic Bloodax, Leif the Lucky, Olef the Stour, and Harold Handraada.
Ferguson, Robert. 2009. The Vikings: A History. New York : Viking [Adult] • Abstract: Presents a history of the Nordic warriors and explorers who plundered and traded their way across Europe, and discusses how their conquests helped spread and enhance accomplishments in the arts, culture, and government.
Fiske, Arland O. 1990.
The Best of the Norwegian Heritage. Minto, ND : North American Heritage Press.
Freuchen, Peter. 1957. Vagrant Viking My Life and Adventures. London
: Pan Books. •
Abstract: The story of Peter Freuchen, explorer, actor, farmer, lecturer and journalist, whose heart lay in Greenland with his beloved Eskimos.
Abstract: The story of Peter Freuchen, explorer, actor, farmer, lecturer and journalist, whose heart lay in Greenland with his beloved Eskimos.
Gesme, Ann Urness. 1993. Between Rocks and Hard Places.
Cedar Rapids, IA : Gesme Enterprises.
• Abstract: Traditions,
customs and conditions in Norway during the 1800's; emigration from Norway; the
immigrant community in America.
Hansen, Carl Gustav
Otto. 1944. History of Sons of Norway: An American
fraternal organization of men and women of Norwegian birth or extraction. Minneapolis,
MN : Sons of Norway Supreme Lodge.
[History Sons of Norway]
Hanson, Katherine.
1995. An Everyday Story: Norwegian Women's
Fiction. Seattle, WA : Women in Translation. [Short stories, Norwegian]
Haugen, Einar Ingvald.
1975. The Norwegians in America, 1825-1975.
Oslo, Norway : Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Information Service in the
U.S., 1976.
Holand, Hjalmar Rued.
2006. History of the Norwegian Settlements: A
Translated and Expanded Version of the 1908 de Norske Settlementers Historie
and the 1930 Den Siste Folkevandr. Decorah, IA :
Anundsen Publishing Company.
Hought, Anna
Guttormsen. 1986. Anna Norse Roots in Homestead Soil.
Seattle, WA : Welcome Press. [Women,
Montana, Pioneers]
Hunt, Linda Lawrence. 2005. Bold Spirit: Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk
Across Victorian America. New
York : Anchor Books. • Abstract: In
1896, a Norwegian immigrant and mother of eight children named Helga Estby was
behind on taxes and the mortgage when she learned that a mysterious sponsor
would pay $10,000 to a woman who walked across America. Hoping to win the wager
and save her family's farm, Helga and her teenaged daughter Clara, armed with
little more than a compass, red-pepper spray, a revolver, and Clara's curling
iron, set out on foot from Eastern Washington. Their route would pass
through 14 states, but they were not allowed to carry more than five dollars
each. As they visited Indian reservations, Western boomtowns, remote ranches
and local civic leaders, they confronted snowstorms, hunger, thieves and
mountain lions with equal aplomb. Their treacherous and inspirational journey
to New York challenged contemporary notions of femininity and captured the
public imagination. But their trip had such devastating consequences that the
Estby women's achievement was blanketed in silence until, nearly a century
later, Linda Lawrence Hunt encountered their extraordinary story.
Lagerquist, L. DeAne.
1986. From Our Mothers' Arms: A Hist. of Women
in the American Lutheran Church. Minneapolis,
MN : Augsburg Publishing House.
Lagerquist, L. Deane.
1991. In America the Men Milk the Cows: Factors
of Gender, Ethnicity, and Religion in the Americanization of Norwegian-American
Women (Chicago Studies in the History of American Religion). Brooklyn,
NY : Carlson Pub.
Larson, Agnes M. 1969.
John A. Johnson An Uncommon American. Northfield, MN Norwegian-American Historical
Association (NAHA).
Lee, Art. 2000. Real Scandinavians Never Ask Directions: Scandinavian America, wit & wisdom Cambridge, MN Adventure Publications. • Abstract: Art Lee's fourth book on Scandinavian-American culture is filled with witty observations. From short stories to jokes, Lee entertains and humors all who love to read and laugh about the ways of those quiet, conservative lefse-lovers.
Lewis, Anne Gillespie. 1999. The American Swedish Institute--Turnblad's Castle. American
Swedish Institute. • Abstract
"Turnbald was one
of hundreds of thousands of Swedish immigrants to the United States in the late
19th century. He was a hard worker and amassed a considerable fortune with his
innovative newspaper. At the height of his career, this solid, business-minded
Swede built a 33-room house that residents of Minneapolis soon dubbed "the
castle." The exterior is a felicitous fairytale mixture of turrets,
gargoyles and monumental pillars. The interior is richly decorated with
intricate woodcarvings, delicate plasterwork and rooms that bear echoes of
other times and legends."
Odd Sverre Lovoll is
an actor in the story of emigration and immigration he has studied so deeply. A
native of Sunnmøre, Norway, he brought his family permanently to the United
States in 1967.
After taking examinations at
both the Universities of Bergen and Oslo, in 1969 Odd Lovoll received the M.A.
degree from the University of North Dakota, where he also taught from 1967 to
1970. In 1970 he began teaching at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota
and in 1973 he completed the Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota with a
specialization in immigration history. His doctoral dissertation was later
published by the Norwegian-American Historical Association as A Folk Epic: The
Bygdelag in America.
During his thirty years of
service at St. Olaf College, Odd Lovoll served the institution in several capacities.
A member of both the Norwegian and history departments, he was for a number of
years chairperson of the Norwegian department. Throughout these busy years, he
was tireless in his work on behalf of the Norwegian-American Historical
Association. Appointed as editor of the organization in 1980, Lovoll assisted
in the creation of a new relationship between the association and St. Olaf
College when the editorship was linked to a professorship in the college's
history department by the terms establishing the endowment of the King Olav V
Chair in Scandinavian-American Studies. In 1992 Odd Lovoll became the first
occupant of the King Olav V Chair and held this appointment until his
retirement in December of 2000.
In his capacity as editor of
the Norwegian-American Historical Association, Lovoll edited and supervised the
production of thirty-three books. Lovoll's activity as an author and editor has
not, however, been confined to the work of the association. His many books and
articles, listed in the bibliography included in the pressed volume, are
further evidence of interest and competence in a broad array of fields.
Odd Lovoll's work as a scholar
has attained wide notice. He was decorated with the Knight's Cross First Class
of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit in 1986 by King Olav V and in 1989 he was
inducted into membership in the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Among
the many honors that have come to him in the United States are awards from the
state historical societies of both Illinois and Wisconsin.
Publications
Lovoll,
Odd S. and Carl H. Chrislock 1977. Cultural Pluralism Versus Assimilation:
the Views of Waldemar Ager. Northfield, MN
: Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA).
Lovoll,
Odd Sverre. 1975. The Norwegian-American Historical
Association, 1925-1975. Northfield, MN :
Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA).
Lovoll,
Odd Sverre. 1984. The Promise of America: a history of the
Norwegian-American people. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press,
published in cooperation with NAHA. • Abstract: In The Promise of America, historian Odd S.
Lovoll tells the story of the thousands of Norwegian immigrants who gambled on
a fresh start in the United States. Now, Lovoll has carefully revised this
successful book to reflect new understandings of the
Norwegian-American past, updating this story
to today. Changes for this ediition include additional photographs, expanded
treatment of the causes of migration, extensive details about the urban
Norwegian-American experience, new information about immigrant fiction and
reading societies, enriched discussions of Norwegians in the Civil War and the
Socialist movement, and more.
Lovoll,
Odd Sverre. 1998. The Promise
Fulfilled: A Portrait of Norwegian Americans Today.
Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press for the Norwegian-American
Historical Association (NAHA). • Abstract:
On
October 9, 1825, the sloop Restauration
sailed into New York harbor with the first fifty-three Norwegian immigrants to
America. During the next hundred years, over 800,000 people would leave Norway
to become members of a proud new community in the United States. Today, the
Norwegian-American population numbers nearly 4 million—almost as many people as
live in Norway.
The Promise Fulfilled is an enlightening
presentation of Norwegian-American history, continuing the story begun in the
best-selling Promise of America. Prominent historian Odd S. Lovoll details
where Norwegian Americans live, what kinds of jobs they hold, how their ethnic
heritage is passed on, and to what extent their dreams and expectations of life
in the United States have been achieved.
Lovoll researched historical documents,
conducted an extensive survey with a detailed questionnaire, and performed
hundreds of follow-up interviews. He talked with prominent Norwegian Americans,
like Walter Mondale, and everyday people—factory workers, farmers, at-home
mothers, small business owners, and teenagers. The Promise Fulfilled is unique
in its consideration of the social history of all seven generations of
Norwegian Americans.
Lovoll, Odd Sverre. 2006. Norwegians on the Prairie: Ethnicity and
the Development of the Country Town. St. Paul, MN
: • Abstract:
The
history of America, many historians argue, is the history of its small towns.
Noted Norwegian American scholar Odd S. Lovoll takes the premise one step
further in Norwegians on the Prairie, tracing the development of
three midwestern towns whose histories reveal a distinctly ethnic flavor.
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, gathering
places -- for the farming communities that surround them. Lovoll delves into
the small-town and rural experience of these Norwegian immigrants and their
descendants, revealing that, like many Norwegian Americans, they resisted the
pull of the city, instead developing ethnic enclaves while simultaneously
taking active roles in the larger town community. Their larger numbers affected
local businesses, politics, education, social events, and religious practices.
Whether dominating the landscape with their Lutheran churches or bringing
together other ethnic groups to celebrate Syttende mai, Norwegians
in western Minnesota left indelible marks on their communities.
This pioneering study -- the
first to consider country towns through the lens of ethnicity -- benefits from
meticulous research into census data, careful reading of local newspapers, and
extensive interviews with the descendants of Norwegian immigrants, revealing
strong ties to homeland that are visible today in each town's social,
political, and religious character.
Lovoll,
Odd Sverre. 2010. Norwegian Newspapers in America:
Connecting Norway and the New Land. St. Paul, MN
: Minnesota Historical Society Press.
• Abstract: Pioneer years
-- Building a Norwegian American community -- A flourishing Midwestern press --
The rise of a national Norwegian American press -- Community and public affairs
-- The golden age of Norwegian America -- A changing final role.
Manne, Gerd 2000. Bo i Norge Tekstbok. Oslo,
Norway : Fag og Kultur.
Martin, Janet Letnes. 1995. Cream Peas on Toast: Comfort Food for
Norwegian-Lutheran Farm Kids (And Others). Hastings, MN
: Martin House Publications (MN). • Abstract: A collection of Norwegian-Lutheran farm and
small town memories, humor, crafts, photos and well-learned lessons.
Michelet, Maren. 1914.
First Year Norse. Minneapolis: MN : Free Church Book
Company.
Naeseth, Gerhard B. and
Blaine Hedberg. 2008. Norwegian
Immigrants to the United States. Anundsen
Publishing Company.
Nelson, Marion John.
1994. Material Culture and
People's Art Among the Norwegians in America. Northfield,
MN : Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA). [Material Culture]
Nelson, Marion John.
2000. Painting by Minnesotans of Norwegian
Background: 1870-1970 (Special Publication, Norwegian-American
Historical Association). Norwegian American Historical Association (NAHA).
Nichol, Todd W. 2003. Crossings: Norwegian-American Lutheranism
As a Transatlantic Tradition. Northfield, MN : Norwegian American Historical Association (NAHA). • Abstract: The essays gathered here originated in lectures
presented to a conference on the history of Norwegian-American Lutheranism held
in April 2000 at Luther Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The theme of this
gathering was Crossings: Norwegian-American Lutheranism as a
Transatlantic Tradition. This conference was one of several observances
throughout the United States marking the 175th anniversary of the beginning of
large-scale Norwegian immigration to the United States.
The authors write with two goals in mind.
Their first purpose is to discover what might be learned by studying
comparatively the histories of two similar but distinct versions of the same
religious tradition, Norwegian Lutheranism and Norwegian-American Lutheranism.
Their second aim is to explore the history of the exchange of influences
between the Church of Norway and the Norwegian-American Lutheran churches in
the United States.
Each of these articles opens new
perspectives on the story of Norwegian-American Lutheranism and as a whole the
collection illustrates the wealth that awaits researchers who seek sources and
adopt methods not traditionally used by church historians.
Nichol, Todd W. 2002.
Interpreting the Promise of America:
Essays in Honor of Odd S. Lovoll. Northfield, MN : Norwegian-American
Historical Association (NAHA).
Norlie, Olaf Morgan. 1925. History of the Norwegian People in
America. Minneapolis, MN : Augsburg Publishing House • Abstract: Background history of Norway, immigration, organizations and people in Norwegian-America.
Pearson, Eva Mildred Mykleby. 1998. They Did Not Have Horns: The Viking Kings
of Norway: From about 760 Ad to 1066 Ad, and the Royal Kings from 1066 Ad to
the Present. St.
Pau;, MN : Norbakk Press. • Abstract: Vikings from about 760
AD to 1066 AD and the royal kings from 1066 AD to the present. Includes
biographical references and index.
Qualey, Carlton C.
1938. Norwegian Settlement in the United States.
Northfield, MN Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA).
Reiersen, Johan
Reinert. 1981. Pathfinder for Norwegian Emigrants. Northfield, MN : Norwegian-American Historical
Association (NAHA). / Twayne.
Robinson, Robert A.
1958. Captured by the Norwegians.
Bergen, Norway : J.W. Eides Forlag. [Pictorial]
Rolvaag, O. E., and
Odd Sverre Lovoll. 1998. Concerning Our Heritage. Northfield, MN : Norwegian-American
Historical Association (NAHA) [Ethnic
Identity]
Rosendahl, Peter J.
1984. Han Ola og
Han Per: A
Norwegian-American Comic Strip. Oslo :
Universitetsforlaget.
Rosendahl, Peter J.
1988. More Han Ola Og
Han Per: A Norwegian American Comic Strip.
Iowa City : University of Iowa Press.
Rossman, Douglas Dag.
2012. Way of The Elves A Nine Worlds Saga. Bloomington, MN : Skandisk. [Norse Mythology]
Semmingsen, Ingrid.
1980. Norway to America: A History of the Migration. Minneapolis, MN : University of
Minnesota Press.
Skavhaug, Kjersti.
1978. Våre vakre bunader. Oslo : Hjemmenes forlag
Solensten, John. 1985.
There Lies a Fair Land: An Anthology of
Norwegian-American Writing. St.
Paul, MN : New Rivers Press
Stagg, Frank Noel.
1956. East Norway and its Frontier: A History
of Oslo and its Uplands. London : Allen & Unwin.
Stokker, Kathleen.
2000. Keeping Christmas: Yuletide Traditions in
Norway and the New Land. St. Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical
Society Press. • Abstract: Includes twenty recipes
for holiday foods, including nine varieties of cookies: goro, krumkaker, rosetter, berlinerkranser, sandbakkels (sandkaker),
fattigmann, hartshorn cookies, and julekage.
Stokker, Kathleen. 2007.
Remedies and Rituals: Folk Medicine in
Norway and the New Land. St. Paul, MN : Minnesota
Historical Society Press.
Taube, Evert and Kurt
Jungstedt. 1974. Vastlig Horisont.
Stockholm - Swedish.
Vanberg, Bent. 1979. Of Norwegian Ways. Dillon
Press, Inc. [Social life and customs]
Vanberg, Bent. 1984. Between You and V - Random Reflections. Minneapolis, Sons of Norway Heritage
Productions [Social life and customs]
Vanberg, Bent. 1984. Of Norwegian
ways. New York: Harper & Row. [Social life and customs]
Viers, Kristina;
Scotty Sapiro and Nancy Hausauer. 1982. Nordic Heritage Northwest.
Seattle: WA : Writing Works. [Pacific Northwest Scandinavian Americans]
Wildenvey, Herman and
Arnold Thornam. 1962 Fødselsdagboken Oslo, Damm, and Son.
Ylvisaker, Erling.
1962. Eminent pioneers: Norwegian-American
pioneer sketches (Essay index reprint series).
Freeport, NY, Books for Libraries Press.
Zempel, Solveig. 1990. In Their Own Words: Letters from
Norwegian Immigrants. University of Minnesota
Press. •
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BIOGRAPHY
Bache, Søren; Clarence
Arthur Clausen, Andreas Elviken. 2001. A Chronicle of Old Muskego: The Diary of
Soren Bache, 1839-1847. Northfield, MN : Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA). [History and Diaries]
Blegen, Theodore C.
(editor) 1947. Frontier Parsonage: The Letters of Olaus
Fredrik Duus Norwegian Pastor in Wisconsin 1855-1858. Northfield, MN : The Norwegian American
Historical Association (NAHA).
Eide, Harald. 1987. The Alaska Adventures of a
Norwegian Cheechako, a greenhorn with a gold pan. Anchorage,
AK : Alaska Northwest Publisning Co..
Ekstrand, Florence.
2002. How to Get from 80 to 90 Without Even
Trying. Mount Vernon, WA Welcome PR. [Biography]
Gourley, Deb Nelson.
2004. Astri, My Astri: Norwegian Heritage
Stories. Astri My Astri Publishing.
Hansen, Captain Sig, and Mark Sundeen. 2010. North by Northwestern: A Seafaring Family
on Deadly Alaskan Waters. New York : Thomas Dunne Books. • Abstract: The
star of the Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch" relates the
rags-to-riches story of his immigrant family's struggle against deadly Alaskan
seas, freezing shipwrecks, and dangerously brutal conditions to achieve the
American dream.
Hegg, Horace B. 2002. Brinyild's Journey: An Iowa
Norwegian-American Remembers. Iowa City, IA Penfield
Books. [Biography • Social live and
customs)
Jensen, Margaret T.
1982. First We Have Coffee. Eugene,
OR : Harvest House Publishing
Leander, Kristine. 1997.
Family sagas: Stories of Scandinavian
immigrants : inspired by the names on the Leif Erikson statue, Trondheim,
Norway. Seattle, WA : Scandinavian Language Institute.
Leiren, Terje I. 1987.
Marcus Thrane: A
Norwegian Radical in America. Northfield,
MN : Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA). • Abstract: The
Marcus Thrane (1817-1890) was a prophet
of social democracy in Norway. For his activities as a labor leader and
agitator, he was sentenced to four years in prison. After his release, Thrane
took his causes to America and quickly emerged as a critic of the government,
the economic order, social structures, and what he perceived to be the
narrowness of Norwegian-American life. As a writer, speaker, and editor, he
showed himself a keen observer and critic of both the larger American society
and the smaller ethnic community to which he belonged.
Among a number of more and less successful
ventures in the United States, Thrane wrote and produced a number of plays for
Norwegian-speaking audiences. The plays are of modest literary quality, but as
entertainment and dramatically presented argument they tell us much about the
author and his audiences. They continue to invite reading and may yet evoke a smile,
agreement, or an argument from contemporary readers.
Lewis, Anne Gillespie.
2001. So Far Away in the World: Stories from the Swedish Twin Cities.
Minneapolis, MN : Nodin Press.
Osland, Birger. 1945. A long pull from
Stavanger : the reminiscences of a Norwegian immigrant.
Northfield, MN : Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA).
Thorson, Gerald. 1975.
Ole Rolvaag : Artist and Cultural Leader.
Northfield, MN : St Olaf College Press. •
Abstract:
The celebration of the Centennial of St. Olaf College in 1974
included The Rølvaag Symposium, which brought some of the best known Rølvaag
scholars to the campus to discuss the noted author and his works for two days
in October.
Winsley, Shirley
Miller. 1999. Dorthea's journey.
[Tacoma, WA] S. M. Winsley. [Norwegian
Americans: Sorensen and Sunde family]
• Abstract: Karen Dorthea Olsdatter was born in Sandsvaer, Norway in 1804. She married a widower with four children, Soren Johnsen, in 1825. They had fifteen children and lived on a farm by the name of Kongsgaarden. Soren died in 1855. Dorthea and several of her children, stepchildren and their spouses and children emigrated in 1856. They settled in Norway, Waseca, Minnesota, later known as New Richland. Descendants and relatives lived throughout Minnesota.
Young, Carrie. 1992. The Wedding Dress: Stories from the
Dakota Plains. Iowa City, IA : University Of Iowa
Press. [Frontier and pioneer life]
BYGDEBOKER
Fladby, Rolf. 1952. Bygdehistorien 1700-1800.
With illustrations. Oslo, Norway
Fladby, Rolf. 1955. Liers historie. Drammen, Norway : [bygdebok].
Hexeberg, Thor, and
Birger Kirkeby. 1958. Nes på Romerike. Gardshistorie ...
Redigeret av Thor Hexeberg. Oslo, Norway [bygdebok]
Tandstad, Ola. 1962. Sykklven I Eldre Tid. [bygdebok]
Tveter, Olav. 1973. Hurdal bygdebok ... Bygdehistorie. Av
Olav Tveter. Utgitt av Hurdal kommune ved bygedeboknemnda. Hurdal, Norway [bygdebok]
CHILDREN’S & FAIRY TALES
Andersen,
Hans Christian, Patricia L. Conroy, and Sven Hakon Rossel. 2000. Tales and Stories Seattle, WA : University
of Washington Press. • Abstract: Stories
that have delighted children and fascinated adults for over a century are the
heritage of Hans Christian Andersen. Suitable for both students and general
readers alike, this title displays the full range of Andersen's
authorship, from parable to science fiction. It contains the drawings of
Vilhelm Pedersen and Lorenz Frolich.
Dasent, George Webbe;
Jorgen Engebretsen Moe; and Peter Christen Asbjornsen. 2001. East O' the Sun and West O' the Moon
& Other Norwegian Fairy Tales from the collection of Peter Christen
Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe. New York : Dover Publications. [Fairy tales – Norway]
Mills, Lauren A. 1993.
Tatterhood and the Hobgoblins: A
Norwegian Folktale. Little Brown & Co. • Abstract:
A retelling of a Norwegian folktale
follows Tatterhood, the wild and strange twin sister of sweet and perfect
princess Isabella, as she attempts to break a spell placed on her sibling. [Folklore]
Myklebust, Morten and
Turid Bull Dalby. 1997. Olaf Viking & Saint.
Norwegian Council for Cultural Affairs.
• Abstract : Tells, in
comic book fashion, the story of Olaf Haraldsson (S. Olaf).
Shepard, Aaron. 1997. Master Maid: A Tale of Norway. New
York : Dial Books for Young Readers
• Abstract: A stubborn young prince goes to work for an evil troll
where he falls in love with a captive maiden. [Folklore]
Smith, A. G. 2013. Story of the Vikings Coloring Book.
Mineola, NY : Dover Publications.
Wargin, Kathy-jo. 2003. V is for Viking: A Minnesota Alphabet
Edition 1. Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press. •Abstract: From its primeval Itasca State Park to the
sophistication of its Twin Cities, the state of Minnesota is a study of
contrasts and long-held traditions. Birthplace to many famous personalities and
inventions, including Garrison Keillor and the Bundt Pan, V Is for Viking
presents the state whose name means sky-tinted waters.
CHRISTIANITY
Dahle, John, and B.D.
M. Casper Johnshoy. 1922. The Liturgical Service of the Lutheran
Church. Minneapolis, MN : Augsburg Publishing
House.
House, Augsburg
Publishing. 1922. Young People's
Luther League. Publisher.
Koren, Ulrik Vilhelm.
1981. Why is there no church unity among
Norwegian Lutherans in America? ;: Answer to Mr. Ulvestad and to many others. Mankato, MN : Bethany Lutheran Theological
Seminary.
Preus, Herman Amberg
and Todd W. Nichol. 1990. Vivacious daughter: Seven lectures on
the religious situation among Norwegians in America. Northfield, MN : Norwegian-American Historical
Association (NAHA). [Norwegian Lutheran
church]
Valebrokk, Eva, Thomas
Thiis-Evensen, and K. Evensen. 1995. Norway's Stave Churches: architecture,
history, and legends. J W Cappelens Forlag AS, Norway.
COOK
BOOKS
Anderson, Christine M.;
Theresa Appelø Bakker; and Noel Wannebo Bruzzichesi 1997. Christmas time and Juletid: Traditions
from the United States and Norway with songs, food, decorations, and stories
for the season. Seattle, WA : Leikarringen of Leif Erikson
Lodge No. 1.
Ballard's First Scandinavian Cookbook. Ballard First Lutheran Church, 1993.
Favish, Melody 2008. Swedish Cakes and Cookies. New
York: Skyhorse Publishing. • Abstract:
“Swedish cakes and cookies' is a modern
classic. First published in 1945, it has sold over 3.4 million copies in
Sweden. Over the years, it has been modernized and improved. Today's full-color
edition, with beautiful photographs throughout, contains nearly 300 recipes for
cookies, sweet breads, butter cakes, tortes, and other Swedish dessert
delights".
Munsen, Sylvia. 1982. Cooking the Norwegian way.
Minneapolis, MN : Lerner Publications Co.
[Juvenile non-fiction] • Abstract: Norwegian cooking has been shaped by its climate, many
natural resources, and landscape, with long coastline surrounding over
two-thirds of the country and hundreds of fjords jutting inland. Fish is an
important staple of the Norwegian diet. Although Norway is a modern,
technologically advanced country, its people, holidays, and dishes are deeply
rooted in the past and reflect the cycles of nature.
Ojakangas, Beatrice A.
1999. The Great Scandinavian Baking Book. Minneapolis: University of
Minnesota Press.
Scott, Astrid Karlsen.
2001. Ekte Norsk Jul, Vol. 2.
Olympia, WA : Nordic Adventures.
Scott, Astrid Karlsen.
2002. Ekte Norsk Jul, Vol. 1.
Nordic Adventures.
Xan, Erna Oleson,
Sigrid Marstrander, Erna Oleson, and John Zug. 1990. Time-Honored Norwegian Recipes Adapted to
the American Kitchen. Decorah, IA : Penfield Press.
DECORATIVE ARTS
2005. New Anchor Book of Hardanger Embroidery
Stitches. Newton Abbot (England): David &
Charles.
Ellingsgard, Nils.
1993. Norwegian Rose Painting in America.
Decorah, IA : Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum.
Høidal, Anne Kløvnes.
2001. Bunads in America: A Norwegian Cultural
Tradition in Southern California. San Diego, CA
: Ladies of Valhall.
Kosel, Janine. 2009. Norwegian Handknits: Heirloom Designs
from Vesterheim Museum. Voyageur Press. • Abstract: Vesterheim Museum in Decorah, Iowa, is one of
the premiere centers for Norwegian-American heritage in the United States. As
such, it houses one of the countrys most extensive collections of the textiles
and handknits that have woven ties between Norwegian communities in America and
the Old World, between todays culture and a rich past. This book collects
thirty patterns for handknits from Vesterheim-folk mittens, socks,
scarves, hats, wristers, handbags, knapsacks, and sweaters-all inspired by
traditional knits housed in the museum. With an introduction reflecting on the
history of Norwegian-style knitting and the stories behind the handknits that
inspired the patterns, the book is at once a practical guide, a repository of
cultural history, and a lovely look at one of the rich traditions knit into the
American fabric.
Oram, Gayle. 1998. Rosemaling Styles & Study.
Tilamook, OR : Gayle's Art Enterprises.
Smith, A. G. 2002. Viking Designs CD-ROM and Book. Mineola, NY : Dover Publications.
Vægter, Knud and
Museet Falster Minder. 2000. How My
Mother Taught Me to Weave Christmas Hearts. [Nykøbing F] Museet Falsters Minder.
FICTION
Ager, Waldemar. 1984. Sons of the Old Country.
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press.
Bojer, Johan. 1991. The Emigrants.
St. Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical
Society Press. • Abstract: Describes from the Norwegian point of view the
operations of the Scandinavian pioneers who settled so much of the Middle West
from Wisconsin to North Dakota; a novel about Norwegians on the plains of North
Dakota, depicting the entire emigration process.
Eggleston, Edward.
1883. The Circuit Rider : A Tale of the Heroic
Age.
New York : Charles Scribner's Son.
[Indiana – fiction]
Gilseth, Margaret.
1987. Julia's Children: A Norwegian Immigrant
Family in Minnesota 1876 1947.: St. Charles, MN :
Askeladd Press. [Norwegian-American –
Goodhue Co., MN]
Hamsun, Knut. 2010. Growth of the Soil. Mineola, NY : Dover Publications. • Abstract: A grand, sweeping saga of sacrifice and struggle, this
epic tale recaptures the world of Norwegian homesteaders at the turn of the
twentieth century. Isak and Inger, an idealistic young couple, reject modern
society to raise their family on a back country farm. Isak's embrace of outdoor
life reflects author Knut Hamsun's attitude of rugged individualism and his
back-to-nature philosophy. Rich in symbolism, this moving tale of peasant
life and the search for spiritual fulfillment in nature continues to resonate
with modern readers. First published in Norwegian in 1917, Growth of the Soil
created an international sensation and led to the author's 1920 Nobel Prize in
Literature. The New Yorker noted that "the list of those who loved
[Hamsun's] sly, anarchic voice is long," naming Ernest Hemingway, Hermann
Hesse, and Andr Gide as fans. "I am not usually lavish with my
praise," remarked H. G. Wells, "but indeed the book impresses me as
among the very greatest novels I have ever read.
Ibsen, Henrik. 1957. Six Plays By Henrik Ibsen: A Doll's
House, Ghosts, an Enemy of the People, Rosmersholm, Hedda Gabler, the Master
Builder. New York : Random House Modern Library.
Larsen, Inna. 2002. Heartstrings.
Superior, WI : Port Town Publishing.
McSwigan, Marie. 2005. Snow Treasure. Brantford, Ont : Dutton Juvenile. • Abstract: In
1940, when the Nazi invasion of Norway reaches their village in the far north,
twelve-year-old Peter and his friends use their sleds to transport nine million
dollars worth of gold bullion past the German soldiers to the secret harbor
where Peter's uncle keeps his ship ready to take the gold for safekeeping in
the United States.
Mero, Edna and Howard
Hong illustrated by Lee. 1943. Muskego Boy.
Minneapolis, MN : Augsburg Publishing House 1943.
Olsen, John A. 2008. A World Just There. New
York : Vantage Press. • Middle-aged women – Fiction.
Osgood, Eunice and
Phillips Endicott Osgood. 1967. To speak of many things. T. S.
Denison.
Rolvaag, O.E. 1985. Boat of Longing.
St. Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society Press.
Snelling, Lauraine. 1996. A Land To Call Home - Red River of The North, 3. Minneapolis, MN : Bethany
House Publishers. • Abstract: "It
has required long, difficult years to tame the virgin prairie of Dakota
Territory, but in spite of heartache and back-breaking labor, the hardy
immigrants recognize that God has been with them every step. What was once
merely a dream is now beginning to take shape. And so they face the challenge
of proving up their homesteads and building an official town for their growing
community. Hjelmer travels west to work on the railroad, but after sending
only one letter to Penny, who has agreed to wait for him, he is not heard from
again. As the months pass, Penny is pursued by other eligible suitors, and her
love for Hjelmer is sorely tried. Will he return to keep his promise?
Weaver, Will. 2006. Sweet Land: New and Selected Stories. St.
Paul, Minn, Borealis Books.
Wist,
Johannes. 2005. The Rise of Jonas Olsen: A Norwegian
Immigrant's Saga. Minneapolis, University Of Minnesota Press. • Abstract: The road to riches for the hero of this sweeping historical novel ends up being rockier than he initially expects. Norwegian immigrant Jonas Olsen arrives in late nineteenth-century Minneapolis with little money and less English. He quickly learns to reinvent himself -- from laboring in sewer construction to building a profitable dry goods business, from losing everything in a banking collapse to settling the Red River Valley. While an eminently likable character, Jonas can also be ruthless in his ambition to find success in America.
The Rise of Jonas Olsen is at once an immigrant novel, business novel, political novel, and a western, offering a rich and panoramic view of Scandinavian immigrant life in the Upper Midwest. Author Johannes B. Wist combines realism and satire to depict the role Norwegian Americans played in the economic, political, and cultural life of the Upper Midwest.
Originally published serially in the Norwegian-language newspaper Decorah-Posten in the 1920s, The Rise of Jonas Olsen illustrates an immigrant's struggle to preserve his identity and heritage while striving to become fully accepted as an American.
The Rise of Jonas Olsen is at once an immigrant novel, business novel, political novel, and a western, offering a rich and panoramic view of Scandinavian immigrant life in the Upper Midwest. Author Johannes B. Wist combines realism and satire to depict the role Norwegian Americans played in the economic, political, and cultural life of the Upper Midwest.
Originally published serially in the Norwegian-language newspaper Decorah-Posten in the 1920s, The Rise of Jonas Olsen illustrates an immigrant's struggle to preserve his identity and heritage while striving to become fully accepted as an American.
Rolvaag, O. E. 1982. Peder Victorious: A Tale of the Pioneers
Twenty Years Later. Lincoln : University of Nebraska
Press. •
Lijengren, Adolph.
1928. Raven Rock and Other Stories for Girls. New
Britain, CN : New Eastern Weekly Publishing Company.
GENEALOGICAL & DICTIONARY
Berulfsen, Bjarne and
Hjørdis Scavenius. 1951. McKay's Modern English-Norwegian and
Norwegian-English dictionary. David McKay Company, Inc.
Christophersen, R.
1954. Norsk-Engelsk / revidert utgave ved R.
Christophersen og H. Scavenius. Oslo : Gyldendal
Norsk Forlag. [Dictionary]
Gabrielsen, Egill
Daae. 1994. English-Norwegian Norwegian-English
Dictionary. Hippocrene Oslo : Aschehoug. [Dictionary]
Haugen, Einar Ingvald.
1946. Spoken Norwegian. New
York : London : H. Holt and Co. [Grammar
/ Spoken Norwegian]
Haugen, Einar Ingwald.
1969. The Norwegian Language in America: A
Study in Bilingual Behavior. Bloomington; London :
Indiana University Press.
Haugen. 1940. Reading Norwegian. NY : Appleton-Century-Crofts
Hopp,
Zinken and Toni Ramholt 1960. Norwegian Folklore Simplified.
BergenJohn Griegs Forlag. [Social life
and customs / Manners and customs]
Hugo. Charles. 1950. Norwegian Simplified, an easy and rapid
self-instructor. New York : David McKay.
Hustvedt, Lloyd;
Beulab Folkedahl; and Charlotte Jacobson. 1979. Guide to Manuscripts Collections of the
Norwegian-American Historical Association.
Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA).
Myking, Laila. 1965. Scandinavian: Norway, Denmark, Sweden
Phrase Book. London : Williams Collins. [Conversation and phrase books]
Rossman, Douglas A.
2000. The Nine Worlds: A Dictionary of Norse
Mythology. Bloomington, MN : Skandisk. [Norse
Mythology]
Series, A Sunset. 1988.
Norwegian in 10 minutes a day. Monlo Park, CA : Sunset Publications
Sipe, Karen V. 2003. Marine License Applications 1889-1910. [compiled work by Sipe, for the National
Archives at Seattle. [Scandinavians that
submitted for Marine license]
Statens Kraflverk Oslo og Akershus
Oslo Kartboka 2005;
Cappelens Forlag 70.
Stokker, Kathleen, and
Haddal Odd. 1981. Norsk, nordmenn og Norge: Norsk Text.
Madison : University of Wisconsin Press.
Thomsen, Finn A. 1988.
Genealogical maps & guide to
Norwegian parish register.
Bountiful, UT : Thomsen's Genealogical Center.
Ulvestad, Martin; Kringhaug
Raneng; Olaf Tronsen; and Odd-Steinar Dybvad. 2010. Norwegians in America, their History and
Record, Volume 1, by Martin Ulvestad (Norwegians in America, their History and
Record: A translated version of the 1907 and 1913 Nordmændene i Amerika, deres
Historie og Rekord, Volume 1). Waukon, IA : Astri My
Astri.
MEMOIR
Dietrichson, Johannes
Wilhelm Christian. (Eugene Clifford Nelson) 1973. A pioneer churchman: J. W. C. Dietrichson in Wisconsin, 1844-1850.
Published for the (NAHA) by New York : Twayne Publishers.
Flanagan, John
Theodore. 1977. Theodore C. Blegen, a memoir. Northfield, MN : Norwegian-American Historical
Association (NAHA).
Kinnick, Chery. 2008. A Long Way Downstream; The Life and
Family of Thibertine Johnson Winje, Norwegian-American Pioneer.
Nordic Blue Press. [Norwegian American
family : Thibertine Johnson Winje 1841-1930]
Nelson, David T. 1994.
The Diary of Elisabeth Koren, 1853-1855.
Decorah, IA : Norwegian American Historical Association (NAHA).
Preus, Linka; Grindal,
Marvin G. Slind; and Gracia Grindal 2008. Linka's Diary: A Norwegian Immigrant
Story. Minneapolis, MN : Lutheran University
Press. [Preus, Linka 1829-1880]
Soberg, Ralph. 1992. Captain Hardscratch & Others: A
Norwegian Immigrant's Recollections of Growing Up on a Remote Island in Alaska. Walnut Creek, CA : Hardscratch Pr.
S Å M I
Fjeld, Faith and Nathan
Muus. 2012. The Sami Reindeer
People of Alaska. Duluth, MN : Faith Fjeld and Nathan
Muus •
Abstract:
Catalog of The Sami Reindeer People of
Alaska traveling museum exhibit. Includes a brief history of the Alaska Sami,
as well as illustrations, maps, and photographs of Sami people.
Jensen, Ellen Marie. 2012. We Stopped Forgetting: Stores from Sami
Americans. Kárásjohka-Karasjok, Norway : CálliidLágádus • Abstract: "During the immigration period of
1880-1940 and unknown number of Sami people left Sapmi (Samiland;
"Lapland") for North America alongside Nordic peoples. It has been
estimated that there are at least 30,000 descendants of Sami immigrants in
North America and most of them are unaware of their Indigenous ancestry. The
storytellers in this book give moving accounts of the history of their
ancestors and tell their own life stories of cultural revitalization. They
have consciously chosen to stop forgetting their lesser known and sometimes
silenced Sami ancestry by identifying with a cultural birthright. Further,
their stories demonstrate a heartfelt commitment to both historical and
contemporary Sapmi and the Indigenous world in their lives."
Turi, Johan. 2012. An Account of the Sami: a translation of Muitalus sámiid birra, based on the Sámi original, ČálliidLágádus/
Authors'Publisher, • Abstract: First published in 1910 in the Sami language, this English translation of Muitalus sámiid birra tells about the life of the Sami people herding reindeer in the Jukkasjarvi region of northern Sweden at the beginning of the 20th century, with details on Sami traditions of child rearing, hunting, healing, yoik, and folklore.
Books recommended by Professor Troy Storfjell, Pacific Lutheran University
Harald Gaski. 1997. In the Shadow of
the Midnight Sun: Contemporary Sami Prose and Poetry Karasjok : D Girji
OS
Hugh Beach. 2001. A Year in Lapland: Guest of the Reindeer
Herders. Seattle : University
of Washington Press.
Jorunn Eikjok and Ola Røe. 2013 Sámi Images i Modern Times: Photos and Texts Karasjok,
Norway: ČálliidLágádus
Turi, Johan Olafsson. 2012. An Account of the
Sámi : a translation of Muitalus sámiid birra, based on the Sámi original Karasjok, Norway: ČálliidLágádus/Authors'Publisher,
Veli-Pekka Lehtola, 2010 The Sámi People: Traditions in Transition. Aanaar – Inari : Puntsi [English]
TRAVEL
Steves, Rick. 1998. Rick Steves' Scandinavia 1998.
Santa Fe, NM … John Muir Publications.
Su-Dale, Elizabeth.
1994. Culture Shock! Norway. Portland, OR: Graphic Arts Center Publishing
Company. • Abstract: Gives informative tips on the do's and don'ts of custom in Norway and provides interesting insights into the social and business attitudes of the Norwegian people.
Wikborg, Tone. 1991. Guide to the Vigeland Park in Oslo.
Oslo, Normanns.
WAR TIME
Ager, Waldemar. 2000. Colonel Heg and His Boys: A
Norwegian Regiment in the American Civil War. Northfield, MN : Norwegian-American Historical
Association (NAHA).
Helmersen, Hanna
Aasvik. 2000. War and Innocence : A Young Girl's Life
in Occupied Norway. Hara Seattle, WA : Hara Publishing Group. • Abstract:
"... Moving account based on [the author's] childhood memories of Norway during
World War II.
Hollister, John J.
1977. Chickamauga and Chattanooga: On Your Own
An Illustrated Guide to the Battlefields. Battlefield Guide Publishers.
Howarth, David. 2007. We Die Alone: A WWII Epic of Escape and
Endurance. Guilford, CT : Lyons Press. • Abstract:
Here is one of the most exciting escape
narratives to emerge from the challenges and miseries of World War II. In March
1943, a team of expatriate Norwegian commandos sailed from northern England for
Nazi-occupied arctic Norway to organize and supply the Norwegian resistance.
But they were betrayed, and the Nazis ambushed them. Only one man survived--Jan
Baalsrud. This is the incredible and gripping story of hisescape. Frostbitten,
blinded by the snow, and pursued by the Nazis, Jan dragged himself forward
until he reached a small arctic village. He was near death, delirious, and a
virtual cripple. But the villagers, at mortal risk to themselves, were
determined to save him, an--through impossible feats--they did."
Nachtstern, Moritz. 2008. Counterfeiter:
How a Norwegian Jew survived the Holocaust.
Oxford; New York : Osprey Publishing.
• Abstract: In
1940, the Nazis set a secret project in motion, Operation Berhard. In 1942, men
with certain skills were selected from the concentration camps, even from those
on their way to the gas chambers. The men were transferred to the strictly
isolated Block 19 in Sachsenhausen
concentration camp.
Torvik, Solveig. 2006.
Nikolai's Fortune
Seattle, University of Washington Press.
[WW II]
Rode, Leif S. 1945. Men det steg en grotid.
Oslo: Grundt Tanum [German
occupation]
Scott, Astrid Karlsen,
and Tore Haug. 2010. Defiant
Courage: A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance. New York : Skyhorse Publishing. [WW II]
U.S. STATE SPECIFIC
[Dakota]
Malmin, O. G. 1969. Chapel in the
Hills: A notable church structure in Rapid City, South Dakota. Rapid City, SD : Lutheran Vespers.
[Dakota]
Rockswold, E. Palmer. 1988. Per: Immigrant and Pioneer. Staples, MN : Adventure Publications. • Abstract:
A historical novel "of an immigrant and Dakota pioneer...The
characters, places, and events are real ones. The history is actual and
authentic in the way it affects one family...The period of history is roughly
from 1880-1920."
[Dakota] Rolvaag,
O.E. 1929. Giants in the Earth: A Saga of the
Prairie. New York, London, Harper & Brothers. • Abstract:
Follows the lives of Beret and her husband, Per Hansa, as they
make their way from Nordland, Norway, to the Dakota prairie as pioneers.
[Minnesota] Keillor,
Garrison. 2009. Life among the Lutherans.
Augsburg Fortress Publishers. • Abstract: A
collection of stories about the Lutherans of the fictional town of Lake
Wobegon, Minnesota, includes tales about a church directory filled with
terrible pictures and twenty-four Lutheran ministers who sank in a pontoon
boat.
[Minnesota] Muller, Chad. 2002. Spring Grove: Minnesota's First Norwegian Settlement
(Images of America). Arcadia
Publishing. • Abstract: "Spring
Grove: Minnesota's First Norwegian Settlement is a tribute to the state's
earliest Norwegian emigrants, and to generations of Norwegian Americans who
have made this small farming community amongst deep valleys, fjord-like bluffs,
and winding streams their true vesterheim. It is a tale told through striking
historic photographs, many previously unreleased, and personal narratives,
often humorous and always insightful. The area was first settled in the
1850s by pioneers like James Smith, who, inspired by the landscape, named the
place Spring Grove. Smith was followed by the likes of "Big" Ole
Gulbransgutton, who chased crooked land surveyors out of town with his bare
fist; by the innovative Mons Fladager, whose business acumen earned him the
title of "Father of Spring Grove"; and by the 20th-century cartoonist
Peter J. Rosendahl, whose work gave a comical voice to the challenges of
cultural assimilation. Spring Grove: Minnesota's First Norwegian Settlement
also conveys the universality of the Norwegian immigrant experience, and anyone
with Norwegian roots who desires to learn more about their ancestors will find
it an enjoyable read."
[Minnesota] Qualey,
Carlton C., and Jon Gjerde. 2002. Norwegians in Minnesota.
St. Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society Press. • Abstract:
The images of the Vikings professional football team, the
stereotype of the "Norwegian bachelor farmer," and even Minnesotans'
speech patterns proclaim the state's Norwegian heritage. But Norwegian settlers
have contributed much more to Minnesota, as authors Jon Gjerde and Carlton C.
Qualey make clear. Norwegians, who first arrived in territorial days, created
lasting farming settlements, especially in the Red River Valley. Their Lutheran
churches continue to dot the landscape. But their experience was also urban, as
they entered the trades and industries of the Twin Cities. Today, Norwegian
influence helps define Minnesota's unique social, political, and business
environment.
[Minnesota] Shaw, Joseph
M. 1999. Bernt Julius Muus:: Founder of St. Olaf
College. Norwegian-American Historical Association
(NAHA). • Abstract: Founder
of St. Olaf College and ministry centered in Goodhue County, Minnesota.
[New
York] Mauk, David C. 1997. The Colony that Rose from Sea: Norwegian
Maritime Migration and Community in Brooklyn, 1850-1910. Urbana,
Ill : University of Illinois Press.
[North
Dakota] Albers, Everett. 1998. Norwegian Homesteaders.
Fessenden, ND : Grass-Roots Press.
[Frontier and pioneer life – North Dakota]
[North
Dakota] Hansen, Jan Johannessen and Espen
A. 2005. Norwegian Footprints.
[Norway] Pompel and Pilt Publishing AB.
[North Dakota Norwegians]
[Washington] Dahlie, Jorgen. 1981. A Social History of Scandinavian
Immigration Washington State, 1895-1910. New York : Ayer Company Publishing.
[Washington] Leander,
Kristine. 2008. Norwegian Seattle. Charleston,
SC : Arcadia Publishing.
[Washington] Mathisen, Paul
R. 2001. The Early Sons of Norway
Lodges in Western Washington.
[Washington] Moen, Lynn and
Nordic Heritage Museum. 2001. Voices of Ballard: Immigrant Stories
from the Vanishing Generation. Seattle, WA : The Nordic Heritage Museum. [Ballard, WA resident biographies]
[Washington] Pheasant-Albright,
Julie D. 2007. Early Ballard
(Images of America: Washington). Arcadia Publishing. • Abstract:
Incorporated
in 1890, Ballard, Wash. grew quickly, thanks to shingle and lumber mills and
the Scandinavian fishing fleet. When a horse was supposedly found in the city
water supply in 1906, reluctant Ballardites voted to be annexed to the city of
Seattle, and the flag flew at half-staff at Ballard City Hall. Home to the
Nordic Heritage Museum, Chittenden Locks, and the fishing fleet, this bustling
city-within-a-city still retains its unique Scandinavian flavor to this
day.
[Washington] Rasmussen, Janet E. 1993. New Land New Lives: Scandinavian
Immigrants to the Pacific Northwest. Northfield, MN : Norwegian-American Historical
Association (NAHA). • Abstract: Tells in their own words the experiences of 45
immigrants (28 of them women) in the early years of the 20th century.
Rasmussen's selections capture the textures and tones of ordinary life.
They show how the cultures the immigrants had known in the Old World influenced
. . . life in the Pacific Northwest.
[Washington] Slind,Marvin
Gilbert and Fred C. Bohm. 1990. Norse To the Palouse Sagas of the Selbu.
Pullman, WA : Norlys Press. • Abstract:
"Norse to the Palouse: Sagas of the
Selbu Norwegians is a fascinating account of the Norwegian immigrants who
settled near La Crosse, Washington. The authors trace their history to the
mid-nineteenth century and earlier and place it in the context of what has been
called the 'Great Migration.' Early arrivals from Norway were, for instance,
instrumental in settling other communities in the area. But once the Selbu
Norwegians discovered the farmland around La Crosse, they flocked to the area
in large numbers. The book revisits the founding legends of the community and
uncovers the real story behind this group of hearty, hard-working Norwegian
pioneers. It reveals details of their daily life, discusses their faith in God,
and recounts their efforts to blend into their new environment. Norse to the
Palouse is an important contribution to the literature available on eastern
Washington ethnic groups.
[Washington] Stine, Thos.
Ostenson. 1909. Scandinavians On the Pacific San Francisco, CA : R&E Research Associates .
[Wisconsin] Brondal, Jorn. 2004. Ethnic Leadership and Midwestern
Politics: Scandinavian Americans and the Progressive Movement in Wisconsin,
1890-1914. Northfield, MN : Norwegian American
Historical Association • Abstract: If historians were once preoccupied with politics,
they are no more. In the past century history has embraced the whole range of
human activity. In the United States, Theodore C. Blegen and his colleagues in
the early work of the Norwegian-American Historical Association were, in fact,
among the pioneers of a broader conception of history than was then customary.
Yet historians cannot, or at least ought not, avoid politics. Aristotle was
right: humans are by nature political beings and politics is naturally an
essential human activity. Whatever else history must do, then, it needs always
to take politics into account.
[Wisconsin] Fapso, Richard
J. 2001. Norwegians in Wisconsin (Ethnic Series). Madison, WI : Wisconsin Historical Society
Press. •
Abstract:
Norwegian immigration to Wisconsin began
in 1838, when Ole Nattestad staked an eighty-acre claim on the Jefferson
Prairie in Rock County and became the first Norwegian settler in Wisconsin. By
the late nineteenth century, when Norwegian immigration largely came to a
close, more than 30,000 natives of Norway had settled on Wisconsin soil."
"Norwegians in Wisconsin relates the causes that impelled migrants to come
to the New World, their dangerous Atlantic voyage, and the establishment
of Norwegian communities in the state. The challenges of unfamiliar farm
machinery, agricultural techniques, language, clothing, and foods also shaped
the Norwegian experience in Wisconsin. New to this edition are the selected
letters of two observers of Norwegian settlers' early lives here: Ole Munch
Raeder, a Norwegian scholar who toured Wisconsin in the 1840s and whose
chronicle of Norwegian life in the state appeared in newspapers in Norway; and
Anders Jensen Stortroen, an immigrant farmer who corresponded with family in
Norway in the late 1850s.
[Wisconsin] Xan, Erna
Oleson. 1975. Wisconsin, My Home: The Story of Thurine
Oleson as Told to Her Daughter. Madison; London: University of Wisconsin
Press. [Social life and customs] • Abstract:
The Norwegian-American Historical
Association is therefore pleased to publish Jørn Brøndal's study of
Scandinavian-Americans in politics. His book, which originated as a
dissertation submitted to the faculty of the University of Copenhagen, is
noteworthy for its emphasis on the role played in American politics by cohorts
of ethnic leaders. It is also an able contribution to an undeveloped field, the
comparative study of Scandinavian ethnic groups in the United States. In these
respects his work complements other studies, including a number published by
the Association itself, that have emphasized popular involvement in
Norwegian-American politics or the careers in politics of single individuals.
OTHER
The following books /
publications are items that I have on my ‘library shelf’, but were not located
on WorldCat.org, thus no links to the items.
1998. Thanksgiving & Hope 125 years of
Luther Seminary. Northfield Printing Inc.
2001. Norsk kulturarv: Veiviseren.
Norsk Kulturarv.
2009. Pretty Much 100% Scandinavian - Saga 1.
Penguin. 1980. The
Norse Discovery of America. Penguin.
Narvestad, Carl. 1974.
Valdres Samband, 1899-1974: A history
of the oldest Norwegian bygdelag in America. Valdres Samband.
Samband, Valdres.
Year. Budstikken: Volume 11-15. Valdres Samband Samband.
Sehmsdorf, Henning
[Editor]. 1992. Northwest Folklore
Volume 10- Number 1- Fall 1991. Washington State University / University
of Washington.
Society, National
Geographic. 1924. National Geographic Magazine - June 1924 - Volume XLV,
Number Six. National Geographic Society.
NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
Located
in Northfield, MN at St. Olaf College
NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN STUDIES
Since 1926, NAHA has published a journal that presents documents, explication and viewpoints on various aspects of the Norwegian-American experience. Initially entitled Studies and Records, the series is now known as Norwegian-American Studies and is in its 35th volume. Below are a list of the volumes that I have on my ‘library shelf’.
Norwegian-American Studies and Records,
Volume 7 (1933) NAHA.
Norwegian-American Studies Volume 26 (1974) NAHA.
Norwegian-American Studies and Records Volume 27 (1977) NAHA.
Norwegian-American Studies Volume 28
(1979) NAHA.
Norwegian-American Studies Volume 33 (1992) NAHA.
Norwegian-American
Studies Volume 35 (2000) NAHA.
These books are not
currently on my ‘library shelf’ but are worth noting and including in the
annotated bibliography.
From America to Norway:
Norwegian-American Letters from 1838-1914 • Volume Three 1893-1914.
2016. Edited and translated by Orm
Øverland
From America to Norway:
Norwegian-American Immigrant Letters 1838-1914 • Volume Two, 1871-1892. 2014.
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