| Westward We Came: A Norwegian Immigrant's Story, 1866-1898 Contributor(s): Kildahl, Harold B. (Author), Kildahl, Erling E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1557534713 ISBN-13: 9781557534712 Publisher: Purdue University Press OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2008 Annotation: "West We Came" is a memoir of Harold B. Kildahl, Sr. and his family pulling up roots in Norway and immigrating to the United States in 1866. It is a vivid description of their travels and settlement in southern Minnesota. "Westward We Came" is an authentic depiction of difficult pioneer life-true Americana, including the hardships as well as the joys of that time and place. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - History | United States - 19th Century - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2007051808 |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 6.03" W x 8.92" (0.75 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Scandinavian - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Geographic Orientation - Minnesota |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: West We Came is a memoir of Harold B. Kildahl, Sr. and his family pulling up roots in Norway and immigrating to the United States in 1866. It is a vivid description of their travels and settlement in southern Minnesota. Westward We Came is an authentic depiction of difficult pioneer life-true Americana, including the hardships as well as the joys of that time and place. |