Lindstr÷m Varpu (3 results)

The pioneering study of Finnish immigrant women in Canada from 1890-1930 sets out to answer a number of questions about the lives and experiences of Finnish women in Canada. This book presents a penetrating and uniquely descriptive look at the social, cultural, and economic conditions in which the women lived in the early years of the 20th century. It is a valuable addition to our knowledge of ethnic and immigration history. Defiant Sisters has become a classic, as it allows Finnish women to come alive despite its solid scholarly research., English, Year2003, Illust. B/W15, Illust. Color, ISBN 0973105313, Code 4332. RETAIL ONLY. Softbound, In Pristine Condition, Bibl. Index. Pages 205, Size 9öx 6ö.…

The thirty contributors invite you to share the humorous, tragic, reflective, melancholic, and joyous poems and short stories which comprise this book. Their Finnish voices reverberate in their texts. Finnishness, of course, manifests itself in a great many ways. Yet it always emanates out of the soul of the writer. This book offers the reader opportunities to connect with other souls within and across geographic and cultural boundaries. A truly diverse and meaningful collection of the best North American ethnic Finns have to offer., English, Year2000, Illust. B/W, Illust. Color, ISBN 0968588123, Code 4333. Softbound, In Pristine Condition, Pages 223, Size 9öx 6ö.…

A social history of Finnish Canadians during the turbulent war years. Based on ten years of meticulous archival research, the book reveals a web of conflicts and previously unknown, suppressed phenomena. After years of negative press during the depression and the Red Scare, Finns were suddenly elevated to heroes during the Winter War of 1939-40, the battle between Finland and Russia. When the crazy quilt of international relations changed, Finnish Canadians became enemy aliens again as Finland waged war against CanadaÆs new ally, the Soviet Union. , English, Year2000, Illust. B/W49, Illust. Color, ISBN 0968588131, Code 4334. RETAIL ONLY. Softbound, In Pristine Condition, Index. Pages 265, Size 9öx 6ö.…