Найти книгу: "Foul Finnebog: A Norwegian Tale"

Never doubt what is written in the stars! Finnebog, a greedy merchant, has sent Arkin, a young boy on a journey to find the Dragon of Deepdykes. If he does not return from his journey with three of the magical dragon&#39;s tail feathers, he will not be allowed to stay married to Finnebog&#39;s only, precious daughter. <br><br>Along the journey, Arkin meets three members of royalty, and one odd ferryman, that all have life-changing questions for the dragon to answer. <br><br>Arkin returns home with his rewards only to find that his quest was to serve the evil and greedy desires of Finnebog. Happily ever after, as always, is written in the stars!

Against the broad backdrop of the expanding western frontier, noted Norwegian American scholar Odd S. Lovoll explores the country town through the lens of ethnicity in this pioneering study. Benson, Madison, and Starbuck, all located on the western Minnesota prairie, were settled primarily by Norwegians and served as urban centers&mdash;railroad hubs, destinations for trade, and social nexuses&mdash;for the farming communities that surround them. Lovoll&#39;s meticulous research into census data, careful reading of local newspapers, and extensive interviews with the descendants of Norwegian immigrants reveals strong ties to homeland that are visible today in each town&#39;s social, political, and religious character.

To early American immigrants, nineteenth-century newcomers from the Scandinavian peninsula likely seemed all of a type. to immigrants hailing from Norway and Sweden, however, differences in language, culture, and religion sorted them into distinct groupings: not Scandinavian, but Norwegian or Swedish&mdash;and proud of their lineage.<br /><br />How did these differences affect relationships in the new world? In what ways did Swedes and Norwegians preserve their cultures in the city and in rural areas? On what political subjects did they disagree&mdash;or perhaps agree? Did they build communities together or in opposition to each other? Where they were neighbors, were they also friends? In this groundbreaking volume, scholars from the United States, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark debate these issues and more, sharing perspectives on context, culture, conflict, and community.<br /><br />Essayists include Philip J. Anderson, Jennifer Attebery, H. Arnold Barton, Ulf Jonas Bj rk, Dag Blanck, J&oslash;rn Br&oslash;ndal, Angela Falk, Mark Granquist, Per Olof Gr nberg, Ingeborg Kongslien, James p. Leary, Joy K. Lintelman, Odd S. Lovoll, David Mauk, Byron J. Nordstrom, Kurt W. Peterson, Harald Runblom, and Mark Safstrom.