Spring Grove: Minnesota's First Norwegian Settlement (Images of America)

Chad Muller

ISBN 10: 0738519499 / ISBN 13: 9780738519494

Published by Arcadia Publishing, 2002

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Spring Grove: Minnesota?s First Norwegian Settlement Chad Muller Images of America series
Arcadia 2002 PB ISBN 0738519499 NEW.

Seller Inventory # MIN-HIS-M88

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Spring Grove: Minnesota's First Norwegian Settlement (Images of America)
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0738519499
• ISBN 13: 9780738519494
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 0.79W x 16.51H x 23.5D centimeters 0.79 centimeters width by 16.51 centimeters height by 23.5 centimeters depth
• Weight: 295 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Minnesota Wisconsin & Dakotas
  • Scandinavia

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Synopsis

Spring Grove: Minnesota's First Norwegian Settlement is a tribute to the state's earliest Norwegian emigrants, and to generations of Norwegian Americans who have made this small farming community amongst deep valleys, fjord-like bluffs, and winding streams their true vesterheim. It is a tale told through striking historic photographs, many previously unreleased, and personal narratives, often humorous and always insightful.

The area was first settled in the 1850s by pioneers like James Smith, who, inspired by the landscape, named the place Spring Grove. Smith was followed by the likes of "Big" Ole Gulbransgutton, who chased crooked land surveyors out of town with his bare fist; by the innovative Mons Fladager, whose business acumen earned him the title of "Father of Spring Grove"; and by the 20th-century cartoonist Peter J. Rosendahl, whose work gave a comical voice to the challenges of cultural assimilation. Spring Grove: Minnesota's First Norwegian Settlement also conveys the universality of the Norwegian immigrant experience, and anyone with Norwegian roots who desires to learn more about their ancestors will find it an enjoyable read.

About the Author

Author Chad Muller-himself a descendant of Spring Grove's first doctor-is a graduate of Winona State University, Winona, Minnesota, and an active member of the Spring Grove Historical Society and the Minnesota Historical Society.