Norwegians in Minnesota

by Jon Gjerde, Carleton C. Qualey, Bill Holm (Foreword by)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780873514217
Publisher:	Minnesota Historical Society Press
Publication date:	05/01/2002
Series:	People of Minnesota
Pages:	110
Sales rank:	1,057,793
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Jon A Gjerde is professor of history at Universityof California, Berkeley, and author of The Minds of the West: Ethnocultural Evolution in the Rural Middle West, 1830-1917.

Editorial Reviews

This work is a superb introduction to the story of Norwegians in Minnesota. Jon Gjerde’s writing is accurate, engaging, and up to date, and an array of illustrations offers an intimate welcome to the life of the group. This book belongs in the hands of anyone with an interest in Norwegian American life.”

—Todd W. Nichol, Norwegian-American Historical Association

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