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Captures the voices of Scandinavian men and women who crossed the Atlantic during the early decades of the 20th century and settled in the Pacific Northwest. Based on oral history interviews with 45 Danes, Finns, Icelanders, Norwegians, and Swedes, this book includes background information on Scandinavian culture and immigration.

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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 their reaction to the New World and the way they influenced life in the Pacific Northwest. As Rasmussen notes, the stories 'affirm human experience as the stuff of which the fabric of history and culture is woven.' This is a fascinating book. -- Murray Morgan Tacoma News Tribune

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction: Storm Watch
Passing Secrets
The Paintings
Chronology: Barbara Earl Thomas
Bibliography
Acknowledgments

New Land New Lives

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      Publisher: University of Washington Press
      Publication Date: 01/05/1998
      ISBN13: 9780295977119, 978-0295977119
      ISBN10: 0295977116
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Captures the voices of Scandinavian men and women who crossed the Atlantic during the early decades of the 20th century and settled in the Pacific Northwest. Based on oral history interviews with 45 Danes, Finns, Icelanders, Norwegians, and Swedes, this book includes background information on Scandinavian culture and immigration.

      Trade Review
      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 their reaction to the New World and the way they influenced life in the Pacific Northwest. As Rasmussen notes, the stories 'affirm human experience as the stuff of which the fabric of history and culture is woven.' This is a fascinating book. -- Murray Morgan Tacoma News Tribune

      Table of Contents

      Foreword
      Introduction: Storm Watch
      Passing Secrets
      The Paintings
      Chronology: Barbara Earl Thomas
      Bibliography
      Acknowledgments

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