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This book is the story of Thurine Oleson, born in Wisconsin in 1866 to parents who had emigrated from Telemarken, Norway. The book was first published in 1950 when Thurine was a spry octogenarian. In it she not only vividly recalls the pioneer life of her childhood in a Norwegian American settlement...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Oleson, Thurine, 1866-1955
Other Authors: Lovoll, Odd S., 1934-, Xan, Erna Oleson, 1898-1990
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Madison, Wis. : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2012]
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Oleson, Thurine, > 1866-
Oleson, Thurine, > 1866-1955
Oleson, Thurine, > 1866-1955.
Norwegians
Manners and customs
Frontier and pioneer life
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Norvegiens > Wisconsin.
Norwegians > Wisconsin.
Frontier and pioneer life > Wisconsin.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin > Moeurs et coutumes.
Wisconsin > Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Odd Lovoll
  • Norway
  • America
  • Cooking
  • Church
  • Childhood
  • Neighbors
  • Tone
  • Courtship
  • Children
  • Kinfolk
  • Waupaca
  • Golden wedding
  • Genealogical tables
  • Index of folklore/folklife forms and themes / James P. Leary.

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