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The Bridge
The Nordic Sagas provide the background and basis for this novel about three women-Katla, a "thrall" (slave) who is the daughter of an Irish Christian woman captured by Viking Raiders along the Irish Coast before Katla was born, Bibrau, Katla's daughter, who is conceived after a brutal sexual assault, and Thorbjorg, who is a seeress and healer to the Viking settlement in Greenland and a faithful servant to the Nordic God, Odin. Fate brings these three women together and the story is told through their thoughts and feelings about each other, the events which bring them together, life in the …
Autobiographical Constructions Of Danish American Identity Between The World Wars, Julie K. Allen
Autobiographical Constructions Of Danish American Identity Between The World Wars, Julie K. Allen
The Bridge
One of the most emotionally charged issues related to American immigration, past and present is the question of how quickly and completely immigrants should be expected to assimilate into mainstream American culture. Throughout the nineteenth century, the prevailing attitude in America was that assimilation of immigrants would happen naturally and gradually, but the first decades of the twentieth century saw the rise of nativism and a much more aggressive approach to the Americanization of immigrants.1 While these trends peaked during World War I, their reverberations continued to impact immigrant groups throughout America throughout the decades preceding World War II. One …
American Images Of Denmark During The Cold War, Anders Kristian Baerholm Frikke
American Images Of Denmark During The Cold War, Anders Kristian Baerholm Frikke
The Bridge
The study of the past is essential for our understanding of the present day. In other words, if you want to know something about your own time, a good place to start is to study the previous historical events.
The Practical And The Sentimental: The Artifact Collection Of The Danish Immigrant Museum, Angela Stanford
The Practical And The Sentimental: The Artifact Collection Of The Danish Immigrant Museum, Angela Stanford
The Bridge
Many of the things immigrants brought from Denmark were of practical value to them as travelers building new lives across the ocean. Trunks, blankets, tools, and clothes were obvious choices for anyone moving from one place to another. Photographs, knickknacks, toys, and other like items may not have been as practical, but held sentimental value by reminding them of the homes, families, and friends they were leaving behind.
Then And Now, Gustav T. Durrer
Then And Now, Gustav T. Durrer
Swiss American Historical Society Review
The first big event of my life was on the 26th of September 1911, at two
in the afternoon, when I first saw the light of the world. I was entered in the
civil register of the city of Luzern as Gustav Theophil Durrer, Luzern, son of
Dr. Gustav Durrer, senior; citizen of Dallenwil (Nidwalden) and Luzern. My
parents and sisters (aged 2 and 4) lived in the Lowen-Platz in Luzern.
The Swiss And The Nazis: How The Alpine Republic Survived In The Shadow Of The Third Reich, Stephen P. Halbrook
The Swiss And The Nazis: How The Alpine Republic Survived In The Shadow Of The Third Reich, Stephen P. Halbrook
Swiss American Historical Society Review
While surrounded by the Axis powers in World War II, Switzerland remained democratic and, unlike most of Europe, never succumbed to the siren songs and threats of the Nazi goliath. This book tells the story with emphasis on two voices rarely heard. One voice is that of scores of Swiss who lived in those dark years, told through oral history. They mobilized to defend the country, labored on the farms, and helped refugees. The other voice is that of Nazi Intelligence, those who spied on the Swiss and planned subversion and invasion. Exhaustive documents from the German Military Archives reveals …
Book Reviews, Caralinda Lee, Leo Schelbert
Book Reviews, Caralinda Lee, Leo Schelbert
Swiss American Historical Society Review
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