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Genre : Swedish Americans
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Author : Rebecca J. Mead
Release : 2012-05-01
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Swedes in Michigan by : Rebecca J. Mead
Download or read book Swedes in Michigan written by Rebecca J. Mead. This book was released on 2012-05-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Rebecca J. Mead
Release : 2012
Genre : Immigrants
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Book Synopsis Swedes in Michigan by : Rebecca J. Mead
Download or read book Swedes in Michigan written by Rebecca J. Mead. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Alan H. Winquist
Release : 1995
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis Swedish-American Landmarks by : Alan H. Winquist
Download or read book Swedish-American Landmarks written by Alan H. Winquist. This book was released on 1995. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swedish-American Landmarks is state-by-state survey of historical sites that documents the influx to the United States of more than 1.3 million Swedish immigrants. Most of them arrived in the fifty years between the end of the U.S. Civil War and the beginning of World War I.
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Release : 1984
Genre : Electronic journals
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Download or read book The Swedish-American Historical Quarterly written by . This book was released on 1984. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
