New Land New Lives: Scandinavian Immigrants to the Pacific Northwest

Rasmussen, Janet E.

ISBN 10: 0295972882 / ISBN 13: 9780295972886

Published by Univ of Washington Press, 1993

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ISigned by Author Signed by Author Type: Hardback First Edition. Inscribed and Signed by Author on Half-Title Page. Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition with a Good Dust Jacket, in archival protective sleeve. Ephemera laid in: Newspaper review of the book when published (titled 'NW Scandinavian Oral Histories Are Published' with a photo of the author); Hand-written list of a Norwegian class-Fall 1984; Newsletter--Embla Nyheter from Emala Lodge No.2, Daughters of Norway, November 1993, Vol. 6, No. 4. The book in navy half cloth, blue cloth over boards, silver titles, is very clean, slight wear to spine head and heel, tight, solid and square. Jacket is clean and unmarked with chipped head and heel. This is the oral history, as recorded through oral history interviews, of Scandinavian men and women who crossed the Atlantic during the early decades of the 20th century and settled in the Pacific Northwest--the story of their daily life, of adapting to a new society, of carrying the imprint of their native culture and values throughout their lives in the U. S.; of images of the Northwest--of farming in Yakima Valley, fishing in the Columbia River and in Alaska, and logging in western Washington; also of domestic work in Seattle and Portland, and of raising a family during the Depression. The forty-five 'narrators' represent ordinary Danes, Finns, Icelanders, Norwegians, and Swedes, men and women. Scandinavia. Immigration. Northwest History. 320 pp with Bibliography. 6.4 x 9.5 inches. 1993, University of Washington Press, Seattle and London. Seller Inventory # 026393

Bibliographic Details

Title: New Land New Lives: Scandinavian Immigrants ...

Publisher: Univ of Washington Press

Publication Date: 1993

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Good

Signed: IISigned by Author

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

"NEW LAND, NEW LIVES tells in their own words the experiences of 45 immigrants (28 of them women) in the early years of the 20th century. Rasmussen's selections capture the textures and tones of ordinary life. They show how the cultures the immigrants had known in the Old World influenced . . . life in the Pacific Northwest".--TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE. 41 photos.

Review:

Rasmussen's selections capture the textures and tones of ordinary life. They show how the cultures the immigrants had known in the Old World influenced their reaction to the New World and the way they influenced life in the Pacific Northwest. As Rasmussen notes, the stories 'affirm human experience as the stuff of which the fabric of history and culture is woven.' This is a fascinating book. --Murray Morgan "Tacoma News Tribune " Rasmussen's selections capture the textures and tones of ordinary life. They show how the cultures the immigrants had known in the Old World influenced their reaction to the New World and the way they influenced life in the Pacific Northwest. As Rasmussen notes, the stories 'affirm human experience as the stuff of which the fabric of history and culture is woven.' This is a fascinating book.--Murray Morgan "Tacoma News Tribune "