ISBN:
9780873518543
Language:
English
Pages:
114 S.
,
Ill., Kt.
Series Statement:
The people of Minnesota
DDC:
305.89/45410776
Keywords:
Finns History
;
Finns Social conditions
;
Finland-Swedes History
;
Finland-Swedes Social conditions
;
Finnish Americans History
;
Finnish Americans Social conditions
;
Minnesota Ethnic relations
;
History
;
Finland Emigration and immigration
;
History
;
Minnesota Emigration and immigration
;
History
Description / Table of Contents:
Finns -- Immigrant numbers -- A Finnish presence in Minnesota -- Early emigration from Finland -- Minnesota's first Finnish rural settlements -- A Minneapolis Finntown -- New York mills and west-central Minnesota -- Northeastern Minnesota -- Farming the cutover -- Religion, politics, and organizations -- Cooperatives and the common good -- Supporting Finland during the 1930s and 1940s -- The postwar era -- Finland Swedes -- Twin Cities -- Duluth -- Iron range -- Lake Superior's north shore -- Rural and agricultural settlements -- Organizational life -- Today -- Personal account: Fred Torma.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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