01824nam a2200361 a 4500 ebr10231320 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 730321s1955 mnu s 001 0 eng d 55009368 GB56-6680 9780816601035 9780816661596 CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)233572688 eng nor n-us--- e-no--- E184.S2 B55 1955eb 325.24810973 Land of their choice [electronic resource] : the immigrants write home / edited by Theodore C. Blegen. [Minneapolis, Minn.] : University of Minnesota Press, 1955. 463 p. Includes index. The immigrant image of America -- The "sloopfolk" arrive -- Westward to El-a-noy -- Wisconsin is the place -- The Atlantic crossing -- Scouting the promised land -- Spreading the gospel -- Journeying toward new horizons -- Ordeal and debate -- Appraising the American scene -- The transatlantic gold rush -- Cheerful voices at mid-century -- More than a ballad -- A humorist in Canaan -- A lady grows old in Texas -- In defense of the southwest -- From a frontier parsonage -- The beautiful land -- The glorious new Scandinavia. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Norwegian Americans. United States Civilization. Electronic books. local Blegen, Theodore Christian, 1891-1969. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10231320 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 39702 39702