The Promise Fulfilled: A Portrait of Norwegian Americans Today |
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Contents
The Shifting Face of Norwegian America | xv |
In the American Mosaic | 33 |
The Burden and the Glory | 75 |
Perspectives on the American Dream | 123 |
A Legacy of National Mutuality | 153 |
The Norwegian American Matrix | 189 |
Notes | 233 |
Index | 257 |
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The Promise Fulfilled: A Portrait of Norwegian Americans Today Odd Sverre Lovoll No preview available - 1998 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Promise Fulfilled: A Portrait of Norwegian Americans Today |
| Author | Odd Sverre Lovoll |
| Publisher | U of Minnesota Press |
| ISBN | 1452903573, 9781452903576 |
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