Scandinavians in Michigan

by Jeffrey W. Hancks

Book Overview

The Scandinavian countries, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, are commonly grouped together by their close historic, linguistic, and cultural ties. Their age-old bonds continued to flourish both during and after the period of mass immigration to the United States in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Scandinavians felt comfortable with each other, a feeling forged through centuries of familiarity, and they usually chose to live in close proximity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870137751
• ISBN13: 9780870137754
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 86 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 7.6"