Swedes in Minnesota

by Anne Gillespie Lewis

Book Overview

A concise history of Swedes in Minnesota and the enormous influence that they have had on our state's politics, history, and culture.

No ethnic group is so identified with a single state as the Swedes are with Minnesota. Anne Gillespie Lewis explores how this came to be and what impact Swedes have had on the state they would make their own. She discusses churches, lodges, Swedish language newspapers, and entertainment, and she profiles...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873514785
• ISBN13: 9780873514781
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 9.0"