Lovoll, Odd S., 1934-
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Norwegians on the land : address for the Society for the Study of Local and Regional History
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Identifier: 99959-RefShelf-General
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Rural bond -- Conservative migration -- Spread of settlement and economic adjustment -- Basic orientation -- Notes.
Dates:
Copyright: 1992
Found in:
Southwest Minnesota Historical Center
Norwegians on the prairie : ethnicity and the development of the country town
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Identifier: 6473-RefShelf-General
Abstract
The history of America, many historians argue, is the history of its small towns. Norwegian American scholar Odd S. Lovoll takes the premise one step further in Norwegians on the Prairie, tracing the development of three midwestern towns whose histories reveal a distinctively ethnic flavor. Benson, Madison, and Starbuck, all located on the western Minnesota prairie, were settled primarily by Norwegians and served as urban centers - railroad hubs, destinations for trade, gathering...
Dates:
Copyright: 2006
Found in:
Southwest Minnesota Historical Center
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- Benson (Minn.) -- History. 1
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Minnesota. 1
- Immigrants -- Minnesota -- History. 1
- Lutherans, Norwegian -- Middle West 1
- Madison (Minn.) -- History. 1
- Minnesota -- Ethnic relations. 1
- Minnesota -- History. 1
- Norwegian Americans -- Agriculture -- Middle West 1
- Norwegian Americans -- Middle West -- Social conditions 1
- Norwegian Americans -- Minnesota -- Ethnic identity. 1
- Norwegian Americans -- Minnesota -- History. 1
- Norwegian Americans -- Minnesota -- Social conditions. 1
- Starbuck (Minn.) -- History. 1 + ∧ less
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