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HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL MATERIALS ON:
ILLINOIS-INDIANA-MICHIGAN-OHIO AND SELECTED OTHER STATES
Scandinavian
Finnish
Wourinen, John H. The Finns on the Delaware, 1638 - 1655. An Essay in American Colonial History. AMS Press, Inc. New York. 1966 reprint of 1935 edition. 179 pages. Hardcover.
Although Finland had been part of the Swedish kingdom since the twelfth century, Finns and Swedes were of different ethnic backgrounds. However, Finns were considered to be "native Swedes" and could live anywhere within Sweden. Discusses the role of merchants in undertaking enterprises to the New World, and the fact that there is no clear-cut determination of how many colonists in the Swedish colony along the Delaware were really Swedish or Finns.
Price: $10.00
Norwegian
Andersen, Arlow William. The Immigrant Takes His Stand. The Norwegian-American Press and Public Affairs, 1847 - 1872. Norwegian-American Historical Association. Northfield Minnesota. 1953. 176 pages. Hardcover.
Note: two dark lines marked out on inside flyleaf. Outside spine cover missing.
This study deals with editorial opinion on public affairs in the first quarter century of the Norwegian-American press. It is primarily an analysis of editorials from journals, in their treatment of political, diplomatic, and social developments. Also lists newspapers, editors, political affiliations place of publication and much more.
Price: $5.00
Swedish
Ward, Christopher. New Sweden on the Delaware. University of Pennsylvania Press. Phidelphia. 1938. 160 pages. Hardcover.
For nearly fifty years before William Penn founded his colony, the Swedish had already developed farms, towns, forts, churches, schools, courts of law, and much more along the Delaware River. This book covers the first settlement by the Swedes in 1638, difficulties, Finnish participation in the settlement, the coming of the Dutch, Swedish governors, and much more.
Price: $27.50