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Book Swedish Chicago

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  • Author : Anita Olson Gustafson
  • Publisher : Northern Illinois University Press
  • Release : 2018-12-14
  • ISBN : 1501757628
  • Pages : 223 pages

Download or read book Swedish Chicago written by Anita Olson Gustafson and published by Northern Illinois University Press. This book was released on 2018-12-14 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Swedish American Life in Chicago

Download or read book Swedish American Life in Chicago written by Philip J. Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers originally presented at a conference held in Chicago in Oct. 1988, sponsored by the Swedish-American Historical Society, and other others.

Book History of the Swedes of Illinois

Download or read book History of the Swedes of Illinois written by Ernst Wilhelm Olson and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 1634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Scandinavians in Chicago

Download or read book Scandinavians in Chicago written by Erika K. Jackson and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2018-12-30 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scandinavian immigrants encountered a strange paradox in 1890s Chicago. Though undoubtedly foreign, these newcomers were seen as Nordics--the "race" proclaimed by the scientific racism of the era as the very embodiment of white superiority. As such, Scandinavians from the beginning enjoyed racial privilege and the success it brought without the prejudice, nativism, and stereotyping endured by other immigrant groups. Erika K. Jackson examines how native-born Chicagoans used ideological and gendered concepts of Nordic whiteness and Scandinavian ethnicity to construct social hegemony. Placing the Scandinavian-American experience within the context of historical whiteness, Jackson delves into the processes that created the Nordic ideal. She also details how the city's Scandinavian immigrants repeated and mirrored the racial and ethnic perceptions disseminated by American media. An insightful look at the immigrant experience in reverse, Scandinavians in Chicago bridges a gap in our understanding of how whites constructed racial identity in America.

Book Swedish Chicago

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  • Author : Paul Michael Peterson
  • Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
  • Release : 2003
  • ISBN : 9780738531861
  • Pages : 126 pages

Download or read book Swedish Chicago written by Paul Michael Peterson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uses vintage photographs to present a visual history of Chicago's Swedish heritage, from the great waves of migration to the present day.

Book Swedish Chicago

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  • Author : Anita Olson Gustafson
  • Publisher : Cornell University Press
  • Release : 2018-12-14
  • ISBN : 1609092465
  • Pages : 339 pages

Download or read book Swedish Chicago written by Anita Olson Gustafson and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-12-14 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1880 and 1920, emigration from Sweden to Chicago soared, and the city itself grew remarkably. During this time, the Swedish population in the city shifted from three centrally located ethnic enclaves to neighborhoods scattered throughout the city. As Swedes moved to new neighborhoods, the early enclave-based culture adapted to a progressively more dispersed pattern of Swedish settlement in Chicago and its suburbs. Swedish community life in the new neighborhoods flourished as immigrants built a variety of ethnic churches and created meaningful social affiliations, in the process forging a complex Swedish-American identity that combined their Swedish heritage with their new urban realities. Chicago influenced these Swedes' lives in profound ways, determining the types of jobs they would find, the variety of people they would encounter, and the locations of their neighborhoods. But these immigrants were creative people, and they in turn shaped their urban experience in ways that made sense to them. Swedes arriving in Chicago after 1880 benefited from the strong community created by their predecessors, but they did not hesitate to reshape that community and build new ethnic institutions to make their urban experience more meaningful and relevant. They did not leave Chicago untouched—they formed an expanding Swedish community in the city, making significant portions of Chicago Swedish. This engaging study will appeal to scholars and general readers interested in immigration and Swedish-American history.

Book History of the Swedes of Illinois

Download or read book History of the Swedes of Illinois written by Ernst Wilhelm Olson and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book History of the Swedes of Illinois

Download or read book History of the Swedes of Illinois written by Ernst Wilhelm Olson and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Swedes in Chicago

Download or read book Swedes in Chicago written by Ulf Beijbom and published by Chicago Historical Society. This book was released on 1971 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Svenskarna i Chicago. En demografisk och social studie av 1846-1880's emigration.

Book History of the Swedes of Illinois

Download or read book History of the Swedes of Illinois written by Ernst W. Olson and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on 1974 with total page 934 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book History of the Swedes of Illinois

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  • Author : Ernst Wilhelm Olson
  • Publisher : Franklin Classics
  • Release : 2018-10-15
  • ISBN : 9780343167936
  • Pages : 688 pages

Download or read book History of the Swedes of Illinois written by Ernst Wilhelm Olson and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Swedes in the Twin Cities

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  • Author : Philip J. Anderson
  • Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society Press
  • Release : 2001
  • ISBN : 9780873513999
  • Pages : 388 pages

Download or read book Swedes in the Twin Cities written by Philip J. Anderson and published by Minnesota Historical Society Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays by scholars from both the United States and Sweden investigate various facets of Swedish life and culture in the Twin Cities.

Book Swedes in Oregon

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  • Author : David A. Anderson and Ann Baudin Stuller on behalf of the Board of Directors of Swedish Roots in Oregon
  • Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
  • Release : 2020
  • ISBN : 1467105732
  • Pages : 128 pages

Download or read book Swedes in Oregon written by David A. Anderson and Ann Baudin Stuller on behalf of the Board of Directors of Swedish Roots in Oregon and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since the first Swedish-born immigrants to Oregon began settling in the 1850s, Swedes have had a big impact on its development. Among the first immigrants was shoemaker Carl M. Wiberg, who arrived in the summer of 1852 and settled in Portland. By 1930, roughly 45 percent of all Swedish immigrants were living in the Portland metro area. Other areas of Swedish settlement included Astoria, Coos Bay, Tillamook, southwestern Oregon, and Morrow County. At first, the Swedish language was the unifying force among the immigrants. Today, it is the celebration and sharing of Swedish traditions and culture. There are many reasons why Swedes were attracted to the United States, including religious freedom, better economic conditions, and, for young men, escaping compulsory military service. Many immigrant Swedes did not come directly to Oregon but were attracted to the state and its employment opportunities after the completion of the transcontinental railroad.

Book Chicago Swedes

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  • Author : Lilly Setterdahl
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2010-05
  • ISBN : 9781427646576
  • Pages : 336 pages

Download or read book Chicago Swedes written by Lilly Setterdahl and published by . This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Smile of the Midsummer Night

Download or read book Smile of the Midsummer Night written by Lars Gustafsson and published by Haus Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-15 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Smile of the Midsummer Night, best-selling author Lars Gustafsson and Agneta Blomqvist present a very personal guide to their Swedish homeland. Setting off from the far South, their journey takes them up to Norrland, from the farms of Scania to Laponian, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. But it is the idyllic fjord in Bohulän, located in the Västmanland region, as well as Mälar Lake and Stockholm that they call home. Throughout, Gustafsson and Blomqvist are full of entertaining suggestions for excursions, including journeys through forests and moors where you can take in the odd elk or wolf along the way and visits to August Strindberg’s and Kurt Tucholsky’s graves. The first work of contemporary travel writing about Sweden by Swedish writers to have been translated into English, Smile of the Midsummer Night is a loving and poetic ode to this beautiful nation and a must-have for anyone interested in Scandinavia.

Book Whiskey Breakfast

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  • Author : Richard C. Lindberg
  • Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
  • Release :
  • ISBN : 1452932654
  • Pages : 338 pages

Download or read book Whiskey Breakfast written by Richard C. Lindberg and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poignant, multigenerational tale of the Swedish-American experience for two disparate Chicago families

Book Ethnic Chicago

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  • Author : Melvin Holli
  • Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
  • Release : 1995-05-19
  • ISBN : 9780802870537
  • Pages : 660 pages

Download or read book Ethnic Chicago written by Melvin Holli and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1995-05-19 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of ethnic life in the city, detailing the process of adjustment, cultural survival, and ethnic identification among groups such as the Irish, Ukrainians, African Americans, Asian Indians, and Swedes. New to this edition is a six-chapter section that examines ethnic institutions including saloons, sports, crime, churches, neighborhoods, and cemeteries. Includes bandw photos and illustrations. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR