Download or read book The Legacy They Gave to Us Early Iowa Norwegian Quakers written by and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume II of this Legacy Series, Early Iowa Norwegian Quakers--Threads of Testimony, is the story of Norway's Strand Parish Quakers immigration to Iowa because of persecution from the local priest of the Norwegian Lutheran Church. Eventually, many in the extended families of Oleson, Knudsen, Towe, Strand, Tjossem, Heggem, Meltveit, Ravnås, Vik, Thompson and Norland found religious freedom and economic opportunities in Iowa. Volume II is a collection of personal stories of these Norwegian Quakers who began leaving Norway in 1853 on sailing vessels from the port of Stavanger. They traveled in 'steerage'--an almost inhumane experience because of crowding, the deplorable sanitary conditions and the paucity of arrangements for storing, preparation and cooking the food brought on board for a journey of unknown duration. The Norwegian capacity for perseverance under difficult conditions was severely tested. The earliest Norwegian Quakers stopped in southeastern Iowa where they were involved in the Underground Railroad. But for most of the Norwegians, their destination was Marshall and Benton Counties--in central Iowa--where acres of prairie was unbroken and cheap land was available not far from the economic hubs of Marshalltown and Cedar Rapids. There was a Friends Meeting in LeGrand, a small town on the railroad between the two metropolises. They established Stavanger, the only Norwegian -speaking Friends Meeting in the United States. The threads of testimony tell the stories of their challenges driven by Quaker theology, practice and foibles--opportunities to 'let their lives speak'Volume II includes the account of the 1877-1883 Separation among Iowa's Quakers told through the stories of Darius Cook (Iowa Yearly Meeting Oskaloosa) and of Ella Bowles Newlin (Iowa Yearly Meeting Conservative). Volume II is enriched by access to original documents, out of print books and genealogy which the author has brought together to tell a more complete story of Iowa's Quakers.
Download or read book The Legacy They Gave Us written by Commentary Press and published by . This book was released on 2010-07-06 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is book one of a trilogy that traces the quest of Strand Parish Quakers in their efforts to exercise religious freedom -- to practice the religion of their choice during the early 1800's in Norway when the Norwegian Lutheran Church reigned supreme in its domination of the lives of the parishioners. It tells of Quakerism coming to Norway when the men, captured by the British during the Napoleonic War, returned home from being imprisoned on the hulks of old English war ships. This volume ends when each of the families has emigrated to Iowa between 1848 and 1875.
Download or read book The Legacy They Gave to Us written by Commentary Press of Wyomimg and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is volume III of the Legacy Series about Norwegian Quakers who immigrated to Iowa, first to Marshall County in 1860, then to O'Brien County in 1883. These are true stories about Quakers who settled in Southern O'Brien County near Paullina (Iowa) and established the Paullina Friends Meeting. The extended family of Tjossem, Towe, Thompson, Strand, Meltvedt were joined by Hendersons from Canada and Rockwells from New York State.
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Download or read book Life Story of Rasmus B Anderson written by Rasmus Björn Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rasmus Anderson (1846-1936), the American author, scholar, editor, businessman and diplomat, intertwines his life story with the cultural and institutional history of the Norwegian-American community as a whole. There are eyewitness accounts of tension within American factions and branches of the Lutheran church over such issues as slavery and public education as well as anecdotes about Ole Bull, Knut Hamsun, Björnstjerne Björnson, Robert La Follette, James G. Blaine and various European monarchs and heads of state. Anderson began his life on a farm in Albion, Dane County, Wisconsin. After many efforts to finance and obtain the kind of education he wanted, he pioneered the study and teaching of Scandinavian languages at the University of Wisconsin (1869-1883). Between 1885 and 1889, he served as U.S. minister to Denmark. He eventually prospered as president of the Wisconsin Life Insurance Co., from 1895-1922. In 1874, Anderson attracted widespread attention with his America Not Discovered By Columbus. He is remembered for his studies, translations, and retellings of Norse mythology. The more active and public aspects of his life are emphasized in this work.
Download or read book Ingrid s Tales written by Rebecca J. Henderson and published by . This book was released on 2012-04-20 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A note from Rebecca : It was common in our Norwegian-American Quaker community in Northeast Iowa to invite people to come for an extended stay. It would not have been out of the ordinary for my high-school best friend to come visit for a summer. Ingrid took up that role, to create her Tales as a summer project for her English teacher. She could see all the things about farming, religion and culture that we all took for granted. She became the avid listener, egged us on even. Ingrid is the only fictional character in this memoir." -- p. [4] of cover
Download or read book Albion s Seed written by David Hackett Fischer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1991-03-14 with total page 972 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating book is the first volume in a projected cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English settlements to our own time. It is a history of American folkways as they have changed through time, and it argues a thesis about the importance for the United States of having been British in its cultural origins. While most people in the United States today have no British ancestors, they have assimilated regional cultures which were created by British colonists, even while preserving ethnic identities at the same time. In this sense, nearly all Americans are "Albion's Seed," no matter what their ethnicity may be. The concluding section of this remarkable book explores the ways that regional cultures have continued to dominate national politics from 1789 to 1988, and still help to shape attitudes toward education, government, gender, and violence, on which differences between American regions are greater than between European nations.
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Download or read book Let s Travel Pathways Through Iowa written by Alex Marshall and published by Clark & Miles Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See Iowa like the Hawkeyes do with this insider's guide to some of the most interesting places in the state. From the historic bridges of Madison County to the unusual Field of Dreams, you'll find detailed, informative descriptions on the attractions, events, shopping, restaurants, and lodging that the locals recommend.
Download or read book Craft in America written by Jo Lauria and published by Potter Style. This book was released on 2007 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated with 200 stunning photographs and encompassing objects from furniture and ceramics to jewelry and metal, this definitive work from Jo Lauria and Steve Fenton showcases some of the greatest pieces of American crafts of the last two centuries. Potter Craft
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Download or read book Scandinavian Immigrants in New York 1630 1674 written by John Oluf Evjen and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of biographical articles on Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish immigrants who settled in New York between 1630 and 1674 and in Mexico, South America, and Canada. Includes some German immigrants in New York from 1630 to 1674.
Download or read book Religion and Society in North America written by Robert deV. Brunkow and published by Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-Clio Information Services. This book was released on 1983 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States written by Moshe Y. Sachs and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1981 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Statistical information on the United States is presented alphabetically by state, with a map of each state.
Download or read book Hoover written by Kenneth Whyte and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An exemplary biography—exhaustively researched, fair-minded and easy to read. It can nestle on the same shelf as David McCullough’s Truman, a high compliment indeed." —The Wall Street Journal The definitive biography of Herbert Hoover, one of the most remarkable Americans of the twentieth century—a wholly original account that will forever change the way Americans understand the man, his presidency, his battle against the Great Depression, and their own history. An impoverished orphan who built a fortune. A great humanitarian. A president elected in a landslide and then resoundingly defeated four years later. Arguably the father of both New Deal liberalism and modern conservatism, Herbert Hoover lived one of the most extraordinary American lives of the twentieth century. Yet however astonishing, his accomplishments are often eclipsed by the perception that Hoover was inept and heartless in the face of the Great Depression. Now, Kenneth Whyte vividly recreates Hoover’s rich and dramatic life in all its complex glory. He follows Hoover through his Iowa boyhood, his cutthroat business career, his brilliant rescue of millions of lives during World War I and the 1927 Mississippi floods, his misconstrued presidency, his defeat at the hands of a ruthless Franklin Roosevelt, his devastating years in the political wilderness, his return to grace as Truman's emissary to help European refugees after World War II, and his final vindication in the days of Kennedy's "New Frontier." Ultimately, Whyte brings to light Hoover’s complexities and contradictions—his modesty and ambition, his ruthlessness and extreme generosity—as well as his profound political legacy. Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times is the epic, poignant story of the deprived boy who, through force of will, made himself the most accomplished figure in the land, and who experienced a range of achievements and failures unmatched by any American of his, or perhaps any, era. Here, for the first time, is the definitive biography that fully captures the colossal scale of Hoover’s momentous life and volatile times.
