TY  - GEN
T1  - Swedes in Michigan
T2  - Discovering the peoples of Michigan.
A1  - Mead, Rebecca J.
LA  - English
PP  - East Lansing
PB  - Michigan State University Press
YR  - 2012
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn794620738
AB  - In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, large numbers of Swedish immigrants came to Michigan seeking new opportunities in the United States and relief from economic, religious, or political problems at home. In addition to establishing early farming communities, Swedish immigrants worked on railroad construction, mining, fishing, logging, and urban manufacturing. As a result, Swedish Americans made significant contributions to the economic and cultural landscape of Michigan, a history this book explores in engaging and illustrative depth. Swedes in Michigan traces the evolution of hard-working people who valued education and assimilated actively while simultaneously maintaining their cultural ties and institutions. Moving from past to present, the book examines community patterns, family connections, social organizations, exchange programs, ethnic celebrations, and business and technical achievements that have helped Swedes in Michigan maintain a sense of their heritage even as they have adapted to American life.
OP  - 116
CN  - F575.S23 M43 2012
SN  - 1609173236
SN  - 9781609173234
SN  - 9781628961188
SN  - 162896118X
SN  - 9781611860412
SN  - 1611860415
KW  - Swedes : Michigan : History.
KW  - Swedish Americans : Michigan : History.
KW  - Immigrants : Michigan : History.
KW  - Suédois : Michigan : Histoire.
KW  - Américains d'origine suédoise : Michigan : Histoire.
KW  - HISTORY : United States : State & Local : Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
KW  - Immigrants
KW  - Swedes
KW  - Swedish Americans
KW  - Michigan
KW  - History
ER  -