Abstract "1940 is a thoroughly researched, sweeping history of the most important era of the twentieth century, seen through the lens of the rural Midwest. It is also the story of people caught up in the sweep of events at the intersection of the Great Depression and World War II, determined to sustain normal, everyday lives. Small-town and farm residents worked and studied, went to church and ballgames, danced and sang, traveled and raised their families. They also worried and grieved, survived on...

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Niels Tobias Dahl was one of three sons of Peder Hanson Oxendahl (1802- 1876) and Karen Larsdatter Espetvedt to emigrate from Norway to the United States. Niels was born in Oxendahl, Bakkesogn, Norway in 1831 and came to Wisconsin in 1851. He married Tori Hoverson in June, 1857, homesteading in Coon Prairie and Dunn County until 1870, when the family moved to Minnesota, living first in Blue Earth County, than in Lyon County.

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This book follows the A. L. Bromen family from their arrival in Minneota, Minnesota, in July 1919 until their departure in November 1943, as seen through the eyes of "The Minneota Mascot". It relates the parents' involvement in personal and civic activities. It lists the births of five of their six children, follows the children's activities as they grow and as they one by one leave Minneota to pursue their careers.