Stockholm on the Rio Grande: A Swedish Farming Colony on the Mesquite Frontier of Southernmost Texas (1912-1985)

Vassberg, David E.

ISBN 10: 0761825355 / ISBN 13: 9780761825357

Published by Univ Pr of Amer, 2003

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268 pages. 8.25x5.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stockholm on the Rio Grande: A Swedish Farming Colony on the Mesquite Frontier of Southernmost Texas (1912-1985)
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Amer
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761825355
• ISBN 13: 9780761825357
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.32 kilograms

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Synopsis

Stockholm, Texas, was an early twentieth century Swedish colony in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. The topic provides a fascinating micro-history of culture contacts, acculturation, and economic development in a frontier setting. The Swedish colony represented an island of Scandinavian culture in a predominately Hispanic area that was in the process of colonization by Anglo-Americans from the north. The story of Stockholm, Texas, is a case history of the impact on a small rural community of the mechanization and commercialization of American agriculture.

About the Author

David E. Vassberg is Emeritus Professor of History, University of Texas-Pan American.