Wisconsin, My Home: The Story of Thurine Oleson as Told to Her Daughter

by Thurine Oleson and Erna Oleson Xan

Book Overview

Wisconsin My Home is the story of Thurine Oleson, born in Wisconsin in 1866 to parents who had emigrated from Telemarken, Norway. This much-loved book was first published in 1950 when Thurine was a spry octogenarian. In it she not only vividly recalls the pioneer life of her childhood in a Norwegian American settlement but also tells her parents' stories of their life in Norway and their reasons for emigration. This new edition restores the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299007146
• ISBN13: 9780299007140
• Release Date: October 1975
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"