Nikolai's Fortune (A McLellan Book) (A McLellan Book)

By Solveig Torvik

Book Overview

As a child, Solveig Torvik heard stories of a lost, mysterious great-grandfather who left Finland for America to make his fortune - leaving Torvik's great-grandmother and his unborn daughter behind.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295985631
• ISBN13: 9780295985633
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 315 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Nikolai's Fortune

If you are of scandinavian decent, this is a must read. I purchased three books for gifts. I plan to purchase more.

A look at the past of the hardships of life in the Scandinavian countries

With my Finnish ancestory, I found "Niklolai's Fortune" quite an eye opener into the difficult times that my ancestors had to live in. Even though it was difficult to read some of the hardships that the women had to encounter, it was somewhat inspiring to see how perservering they were. Many times men felt so defeated with not being able find work and bring food to the table, that they handled their depression with alcohol. It was educational to read some of the historical facts of war that took place and how the citizens dealt with it. I think that the writer could have left out a few unwanted pregnancys. Other than that it was a book I would recommend to anyone.