From Peasants to Farmers
From Peasants to Farmers1985
About this book
This book "examines a transatlantic chain migration from Balestrand, a Norwegian fjord district, to its daughter settlements in the nineteenth-century rural Upper Middle West. The book considers the social and economic conditions in Europe prior to the emigration as well as the immigrants' cultural adaptations to the American environment."--Dust jacket.
Details
- First published
- 1985
- OL Work ID
- OL3274765W
Subjects
FarmersPeasantsEmigration and immigrationEconomic conditionsNorwegian AmericansSocial conditionsPeasantryForeign populationNorway, economic conditionsPeasants, norwayMiddle westNorwegians, united statesImmigrants