Description: 1998 English language edition of a book originally published in Norwegian in 1922 by the St. Olaf College Press. Translated and carefully annotated by Solveig Zempel, professor of Norwegian language and the author's granddaughter. From the preface: "A reader in the 1990s might find some of the arguments in Concerning Our Heritage quaint and even self-evident. It is well to remember, however, that they were written in a climate of intolerance and hysterical agitation for abandoning all vestiges of immigrant cultures. Many Norwegian Americans were heeding the call of Americanization. In the intolerant historical context of the 1920s, Ole E. Rolvaag's admonition to his fellow Norwegian Americans to honor their heritage consequently becomes an eloquent protest against the injustice suffered by all Americans not of Anglo-Saxon background as well as a personal testament to the value of an ancestral heritage. In the years that followed, Rolvaag gave artistic expression to these same ideas in superbly crafted fictional depictions of immigrant life." Please check my other items periodically if you are interested in this subject matter. Book shown in photos is the exact item you'll receive. Thanks for looking.
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Book Title: Concerning Our Heritage
Publisher: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Original Language: Norwegian
Item Length: 9.2 in
Publication Year: 1998
Type: Hardcover
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Author: Ole Edvart Rolvaag
Item Weight: 0.8 pounds
Item Width: 6 in
Number of Pages: 219 Pages
