Swedes in America, 1638-1938

Swedes in America, 1638-1938
Author: Swedish American Tercentenary Association
Publisher: New York : Haskell House
Total Pages: 696
Release: 1969
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

The purpose of this volume is the show in specific terms what people of Swedish birth or ancestry have contributed in the past three hundred years to the development & civilization of America. Each one of the thirty-nine chapters is devoted to a particular field, & has been written by a specialist in that field. This is the first time that the history of the Swedes in this country, & their contributions to American life have been so fully set forth in one volume. This book was published in June 1938 in connection with the celebration of the three-hundredth anniversary of the New Sweden colony founded in 1638 on the Delaware River by settlers from Sweden.

The Cultural Life of the American Colonies

The Cultural Life of the American Colonies
Author: Louis B. Wright
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2012-04-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 0486136604

Sweeping survey of 150 years of colonial history (1607–1763) offers authoritative views on agrarian society and leadership, non-English influences, religion, education, literature, music, architecture, and much more. 33 black-and-white illustrations.

Swedes in Michigan

Swedes in Michigan
Author: Rebecca J. Mead
Publisher: MSU Press
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2012-05-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1609173236

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, large numbers of Swedish immigrants came to Michigan seeking new opportunities in the United States and relief from economic, religious, or political problems at home. In addition to establishing early farming communities, Swedish immigrants worked on railroad construction, mining, fishing, logging, and urban manufacturing. As a result, Swedish Americans made significant contributions to the economic and cultural landscape of Michigan, a history this book explores in engaging and illustrative depth. Swedes in Michigan traces the evolution of hard-working people who valued education and assimilated actively while simultaneously maintaining their cultural ties and institutions. Moving from past to present, the book examines community patterns, family connections, social organizations, exchange programs, ethnic celebrations, and business and technical achievements that have helped Swedes in Michigan maintain a sense of their heritage even as they have adapted to American life.

A Folk Divided

A Folk Divided
Author: Hildor Arnold Barton
Publisher: SIU Press
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1994
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780809319442

"What happens to a people ... when it becomes divided and separated through a great overseas migration? ... how do the two parts of such a divided people relate to each other? What ideas do they have regarding each other as the process continues and as time and circumstance cause them to develop in separate ways of their own? The purpose of this book is to seek answers to such questions in the case of the Swedes during the period of their great migration, between roughly 1840 and 1940." -- Pref.

A Scandinavian Heritage

A Scandinavian Heritage
Author: Joan Magee
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 128
Release: 1996-08-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 1459713931

The Scandinavian presence has been felt in many parts of Canada, including the Windsor-Detroit border region. A Scandinavian Heritage surveys the numerous conributions made in this area by the people of 5 nations: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. The history of these people, from the first settlers to the present is explored in detail. The experiences common to each of the nationalities are shown and contrasted to the unique perspective brought by each group to this country. Included is a survey reflecting the experiences of the present-day Scandinavian community. To highlight this special history, Joan Magee has included an ample selection of photographs and illustrations.

Making the Heartland Quilt

Making the Heartland Quilt
Author: Douglas K. Meyer
Publisher: SIU Press
Total Pages: 355
Release: 2016-03-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 080933514X

This book reconstructs the settlement patterns of thirty-three immigrant groups and confirms the emergence of discrete culture regions and regional way stations. Meyer argues that midcontinental Illinois symbolizes a historic test-strip of the diverse population origins that unfolded during the Great Migration.

Finnish Settler Colonialism in North America

Finnish Settler Colonialism in North America
Author: Rani-Henrik Andersson
Publisher: Helsinki University Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2022-12-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9523690809

Finnish Settler Colonialism in North America reinterprets Finnish experiences in North America by connecting them to the transnational processes of settler colonial conquest, far-settlement, elimination of natives, and capture of terrestrial spaces. Rather than merely exploring whether the idea of Finns as a different kind of immigrant is a myth, this book challenges it in many ways. It offers an analysis of the ways in which this myth manifests itself, why it has been upheld to this day, and most importantly how it contributes to settler colonialism in North America and beyond. The authors in this volume apply multidisciplinary perspectives in revealing the various levels of Finnish involvement in settler colonialism. In their chapters, authors seek to understand the experiences and representations of Finns in North American spatial projects, in territorial expansion and integration, and visions of power. They do so by analyzing how Finns reinvented their identities and acted as settlers, participated in the production of settler colonial narratives, as well as benefitted and took advantage of settler colonial structures. Finnish Settler Colonialism in North America aims to challenge traditional histories of Finnish migration, in which Finns have typically been viewed almost in isolation from the broader American context, not to mention colonialism. The book examines the diversity of roles, experiences, and narrations of and by Finns in the histories of North America by employing the settler colonial analytical framework.