The Scandinavian American Family Album (American Family Albums) - Hardcover

Hoobler, Dorothy; Hoobler, Thomas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195105788 ISBN 13: 9780195105780

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1997

Synopsis

The American Family Album series tells the often heroic stories of American immigrant groups, largely through their own words and pictures. Like any family album, the pages contain period photographs, memorabilia, selections from diaries, letters, memoirs, and newspapers. Each book is a pictorial and written record of the country left behind, the journey to America, and the group's contributions to the United States. 153 illustrations.

About this title

About the Author

Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler have published over 60 books for children and adults and have been honored by the Library of Congress, the New York Public Library, the National Council for the Social Studies, and the Society for School Librarians International. They live in New York City.

Review

"An excellent choice for upper-elementary students and above, for school and public libraries, and for scholarly libraries... It excels in all the components common in this genre."--International Migration Review
"Make[s] the Scandinavian presence in the United States vibrantly visible... Each of the selections is well-chosen and compelling reading... [The Hooblers'] research is thorough, and they make fine use of existing scholarship... This overview of Scandinavian American history will provide an
excellent introduction to this facet of history... Will interest readers from a range of backgrounds."--Journal of American Folklore
"An excellent choice for upper-elementary students and above, for school and public libraries, and for scholarly libraries... It excels in all the components common in this genre."--International Migration Review
"Make[s] the Scandinavian presence in the United States vibrantly visible... Each of the selections is well-chosen and compelling reading... [The Hooblers'] research is thorough, and they make fine use of existing scholarship... This overview of Scandinavian American history will provide an
excellent introduction to this facet of history... Will interest readers from a range of backgrounds."--Journal of American Folklore
"An excellent choice for upper-elementary students and above, for school and public libraries, and for scholarly libraries... It excels in all the components common in this genre."--International Migration Review
"Make[s] the Scandinavian presence in the United States vibrantly visible... Each of the selections is well-chosen and compelling reading... [The Hooblers'] research is thorough, and they make fine use of existing scholarship... This overview of Scandinavian American history will provide an excellent introduction to this facet of history... Will interest readers from a range of backgrounds."--Journal of American Folklore
"An excellent choice for upper-elementary students and above, for school and public libraries, and for scholarly libraries... It excels in all the components common in this genre."--International Migration Review

"Make[s] the Scandinavian presence in the United States vibrantly visible... Each of the selections is well-chosen and compelling reading... [The Hooblers'] research is thorough, and they make fine use of existing scholarship... This overview of Scandinavian American history will provide an excellent introduction to this facet of history... Will interest readers from a range of backgrounds."--Journal of American Folklore

"An excellent choice for upper-elementary students and above, for school and public libraries, and for scholarly libraries... It excels in all the components common in this genre."--International Migration Review

"Make[s] the Scandinavian presence in the United States vibrantly visible... Each of the selections is well-chosen and compelling reading... [The Hooblers'] research is thorough, and they make fine use of existing scholarship... This overview of Scandinavian American history will provide an excellent introduction to this facet of history... Will interest readers from a range of backgrounds."--Journal of American Folklore

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0195105788
• ISBN 13: 9780195105780
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 128