- Hardcover: 368 pages
- Publisher: University of Illinois Press (30 Jun 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0252024001
- ISBN-13: 978-0252024009
- Product Dimensions: 25.9 x 18.4 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,513,817 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The development of the Norwegian community in Brooklyn was closely tied to the international maritime trade that developed from the 1850s to 1920. In this first book-length study of the immigrant community originally known as the Red Hook district and later as Little Norway, a Norwegian scholar traces its development and its place in the overall scheme of Norwegian emigration to America.
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Most studies of Norwegian immigration to the United States focus on the movement of peasants from inland fjord districts and upland valleys to America's northern plains states. Read the first page
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Format:Hardcover
This is the first study of Norwegian immigrants in Brooklyn and the New York City area. It focuses on the maritime migration fron Norway, and explores the ethinic community that emerged around 1900. It is a well-reserached, well-written and richly illustrated book, and should be of interest to anyone interested in the history of Norwegian migration to America.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
A well-written and interesting study of Norwegians in N.Y.
23 Aug 1998
Format:Hardcover
This is the first study of Norwegian immigrants in Brooklyn and the New York City area. It focuses on the maritime migration fron Norway, and explores the ethinic community that emerged around 1900. It is a well-reserached, well-written and richly illustrated book, and should be of interest to anyone interested in the history of Norwegian migration to America.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Norwegian History
13 April 2009
Format:Hardcover
A book that sparks the interest of any Norwegian-American living
in the United States. A detail of the arrival and settlement
of our Norwegian ancestors who arrived by boat and took up residence
in their new country. A well-worth reading.
Maurice Olaf Bergman
Kristiansand, Norway / Brooklyn, New York
2009
in the United States. A detail of the arrival and settlement
of our Norwegian ancestors who arrived by boat and took up residence
in their new country. A well-worth reading.
Maurice Olaf Bergman
Kristiansand, Norway / Brooklyn, New York
2009
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