A History of the Swedish-Americans of Minnesota, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book A History of the Swedish-Americans of Minnesota, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) written by A. E. Strand and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A History of the Swedish-Americans of Minnesota, Vol. 1 As these were the dominant traits of the pioneer immigrants, and are still the characteristics of the Swedish - Americans of today, this work is largely devoted to the history of the large part which they have played in the growth of agriculture, business and industries of Minnesota, and the splendid work of consecrating so large a share of their lives to the founding and promotion of educational and religious institutions. The remark has been well made that the Swedish - Americans of today more closely abide by the conscientious and religious spirit of the Puritans of New England than any other element of American nationality. This statement is fully borne out by this work; and an addition may be made to the effect that in the swedish-americans, both of Minnesota and the Union, may be found one of the strong safeguards against the establish ment of frivolity and irreligion as dominant traits of the national character. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.