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History of the Norwegian settlements : a translated and expanded version of the 1908 De norske settlementers historie and the 1930 Den siste folkevandring sagastubber fra nybyggerlivet i Amerika /
History of the Norwegian Settlements provides an engaging and enthusiastic depiction of the struggles as well as the triumphs of pioneer life. The 63-chapter non-fiction book lets readers trace the trails of 3,800 indexed immigrants through Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and the Dakotas as the...
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Waukon, IA :
Astri My Astri Pub.,
2006.
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Table of Contents:
- The Vinland expeditions
- The Norwegian pioneer
- Cleng Peerson, father of Norwegian-American immigration
- From New York to the West
- Fox River settlement, northern Illinois
- Chicago, northeastern Illinois
- Muskego settlement, Milwaukee County, southeastern Wisconsin
- Jefferson Prairies settlement, Rock County, Wisconsin, and Long Prairie settlement, Boone County, Illinois
- Rock Prairie (Luther Valley settlement, Rock County, Wisconsin
- Koshkonong settlement, eastern Dane and western Jefferson Counties, Wisconsin
- Norway Grove settlement, Dane County, Wisconsin and Columbia County Wisconsin
- Ashippun Rock River, and Pine Lake settlements, southeastern Wisconsin
- Wiota settlement and the lead miners, Lafayette County Wisconsin
- Blue Mounds settlement (Dodgeville, Otter Creek and Castle Rock), Iowa and Grant Counties, Wisconsin
- Winchester settlement, Racine County, southeastern Wisconsin
- The Indian Land, western Waupaca and northeast Portage Counties Wisconsin
- Mt. Morris Settlement, Waupaca County, Wisconsin
- Oldest Valdres colony in America, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
- Ephrain, Door County, northeastern Wisconsin
- Southern Door County (Sturgeon Bay, Hainesville and Clay Banks), Wisconsin
- Roch-a cree (Rock a Cri) Colony, Adams County, central Wisconsin
- Crawford and Vernon Counties, southwestern Wisconsin
- Rush River settlement, between St. Croix and Pierce Counties, western Wisconsin
- Most heavily populated Norwegian area in U.S., western Wisconsin
- La Crosse County, western Wisconsin
- Black River Falls, Jackson County, western Wisconsin
- Trempealeau Valley and surroundings, Trempealeau County, western Wisconsin
- Lyster Colony in Buffalo County, western Wisconsin
- Chippewa Valley, northern Eau Claire and Southern Chippewa Counties, western Wisconsin
- First Norwegians in Iowa and Minnesota
- Clayton and Allamakee Counties, Northeastern Iowa
- Winneshiek County, Northeastern Iowa
- Houston County and eastern Filmore County, southeastern Minnesota
- Setesdal, western Fillmore County, southeastern Minnesota
- Bloomfield settlement, Fillmore and Mower Counties, southeastern Minnesota
- Bear Creek settlement, Mower County, southeastern Minnesota
- Little Turnkey and Crane Creek settlements, Chickasaw County, northeastern Iowa
- Clauson's Big Colony, Iowa and Minnesota border
- St. Angar and surroundings, Mitchell County, northern Iowa
- Six Mile Grove and Adams, Mower County, southern Minnesota
- Worth and Winnebago Counties, northern Iowa
- Freeborn and Waseca Counties, southern Minnesota
- Faribault County southern Minnesota
- McGregor, Clayton County, northeastern Iowa
- Stavanger and Hordaland Colony, Story, Hamilton and Hardin Counties, central Iowa
- Norway settlement, Benton County and Calamus settlement, Clinton County, eastern Iowa
- Lykkensborg Village, Hennepin County, Minnesota
- St Peter area and Nicollet County, Minnesota
- Christiania settlement, Dakota, Scott and Rice Counties, Minnesota
- Big Goodhue County Colony, Minnesota
- East and West St. Olaf colonies, Olmsted County, Minnesota
- Main community of Gudbranndsdø in America, Brown and Watowan Counties, southwestern Minnesota
- Jackson County and the 14 August Belmont Massacre, southwestern Minnesota
- Largest Norwegian settlement in America, central Minnesota
- Norway Lake and surroundings, Kandiyohi County, central Minnesota
- The Indian war of 1862-65
- The first large prairie settlement
- The grasshopper plague
- The Land of a Thousand Lake
- When law and order came to Grant County, Minnesota
- When Dakota was settled
- The Red River Valley, Western Minnesota.