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A Grundtvig In America, Thorvald Hansen
A Grundtvig In America, Thorvald Hansen
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Frederik Lange Grundtvig was the third son of Nikolai
Frederik Severin Grundtvig. He came to America in 1881 at
the age of 27, spent less that 19 of his 49 years here, served in
only one pastorate and yet became one of the most controversial
figures among the Danish immigrants. Grundtvig
came to America a budding young scientist; he left as an
accomplished clergyman. He wrote numerous articles,
pamphlets and books, all which are buried in the Danish
language, but none of which have real significance for this
day. Beyond the Danish community his name is little known
today, yet …
The Transformation Of Chris Madsen In 1875-76: From Troubled Young Man In Denmark To Mature Wild West Hero In America, Frans 0rsted Andersen
The Transformation Of Chris Madsen In 1875-76: From Troubled Young Man In Denmark To Mature Wild West Hero In America, Frans 0rsted Andersen
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In October 2018, I pub- lished a book about Chris Madsen with the title Et liv pa kanten. En biografisk fortcel- ling om Chris Madsen's utrolige liv (A life on the edge. A bi- ography about the incredible life of Chris Madsen). The second edition, which I cite in this article, was published in 2019. This book grew out of two separate projects: one aimed at publishing texts that can encourage boys and men to read more books (again), and another focused on Dan- ish emigration to the US in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.