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From America to Norway: Norwegian-American Immigrant Letters 1838–1914 ed. & trans. by Orm Øverland (review)

From America to Norway: Norwegian-American Immigrant Letters 1838–1914 ed. & trans. by Orm... Reviews author is to be thanked profusely for producing such a readable and informative overview. Thomas A. DuBois University of Wisconsin-­ adison From America to Norway: Norwegian-­ merican Immigrant Letters 1838–1914. Volume Three: 1893–1914. Ed. and trans. Orm Øverland. Northfield, MN: Norwegian-­American Historical Association, 2016. Pp. 630. Volume 3 of From America to Norway brings to near-­ompletion the massive and significant project of curating and translating to English a generous selection of letters—310 in Volume 3 alone—written by Norwegian immigrants to America during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Volumes 1 and 2 came out in 2013 and 2015, respectively. I write “near completion” because this third volume will be followed by a fourth containing indices and extensive bibliography. But here we now have the primary texts, translated by probably the best scholar who could take on such a project, Orm Øverland, professor emeritus of the University of Bergen. Øverland has devoted his career to the study of Norwegian American literature and cultural history. Volume 3 of From America to Norway selects from the seven-­ olume Norwegian-­anguage letter collection Fra Amerika til Norge, as did Volumes 1 and 2. Øverland was also involved in Fra Amerika til Norge. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Scandinavian Studies Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study

From America to Norway: Norwegian-American Immigrant Letters 1838–1914 ed. & trans. by Orm Øverland (review)

Attebery, Jennifer Eastman
Scandinavian Studies , Volume 89 (2) – Oct 28, 2017
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Reviews author is to be thanked profusely for producing such a readable and informative overview. Thomas A. DuBois University of Wisconsin-­ adison From America to Norway: Norwegian-­ merican Immigrant Letters 1838–1914. Volume Three: 1893–1914. Ed. and trans. Orm Øverland. Northfield, MN: Norwegian-­American Historical Association, 2016. Pp. 630. Volume 3 of From America to Norway brings to near-­ompletion the massive and significant project of curating and translating to English a generous selection of letters—310 in Volume 3 alone—written by Norwegian immigrants to America during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Volumes 1 and 2 came out in 2013 and 2015, respectively. I write “near completion” because this third volume will be followed by a fourth containing indices and extensive bibliography. But here we now have the primary texts, translated by probably the best scholar who could take on such a project, Orm Øverland, professor emeritus of the University of Bergen. Øverland has devoted his career to the study of Norwegian American literature and cultural history. Volume 3 of From America to Norway selects from the seven-­ olume Norwegian-­anguage letter collection Fra Amerika til Norge, as did Volumes 1 and 2. Øverland was also involved in Fra Amerika til Norge.

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