On the Viking trail : travels in Scandinavian America /

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When his father developed Alzheimer's disease, Don Lago realized that the stories and traditions of his Swedish ancestors would be lost along with the rest of his father's memories. Haunted by this inevitable tragedy, Lago set out to fight back against forgetting by researching and reclaim...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lago, Don, 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2004.
Temas:
Lago, Don, > 1956- > Travel.
Lago, Don, > 1956-
Swedish Americans.
Swedish Americans > Biography.
Américains d'origine suédoise.
Américains d'origine suédoise > Biographies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
HISTORY > General.
Swedish Americans
Travel
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; 1. The Swedish Prayer; 2. Nightingale Echoes; 3. Tippecanoe and the Titanic Too; 4. Down the Mythissippi River and the Saga Fe Trail; 5. Leaving Gothenburg; 6. Listening Point; 7. To See the Earth as It Truly Is; 8. The Unforgotten Spirit; 9. Adventures in Legoland; 10. With Liberty and Justice for All; 11. Vikings on a Sea of Sand; 12. It's Been a Quiet 150 Years in Bishop Hill; 13. Melting Pot Stew, with Raisins; 14. More Swedish Than Sweden; 15. By the Shores of Gitche Gumee; 16. Home Run; Notes; Further Reading; Index

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