Davidson, Clifford.
Summary: From the Publisher: In Norwegians in Michigan, Clifford Davidson shows how Norwegians took advantage of opportunities when they began settling in Michigan in the nineteenth century. Norwegians sailed Lake Michigan, joined the lumber trade, farmed the northwest part of the state, and mined copper and iron in the Upper Peninsula. At the same time, they brought a unique culture that came to be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4 DTPSnelling, Lauraine
Summary: In Minnesota in 1911, Nilda Carlson is torn between society life in the city of Blackduck and spending time with her family back home on the farm. Her employer, Mrs. Schoenleber, gives her more and more responsibility and experience, including recommending new opportunities for her philanthropy. Still new to America herself, Nilda focuses on the area's immigrant community, but she'll have to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2019
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Summary: "Who knew learning Norwegian could be so much fun? Now with a new digital download, the ever-popular ?????ƠNORWEGIAN in 10 minutes a day Book makes learning Norwegian simply a breeze. It's the perfect blend of education and entertainment. ... Whether you're exploring your Norwegian heritage or cruising the fjords, you'll have more fun if you can speak Norwegian. Perfect for travelers and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bilingual Books, Inc. 2017
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Summary: Ideal for those new to Norwegian, learning at home or in the classroom, this guide is also a useful resource for students of Swedish and Danish.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hippocrene Books, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 439.82 ZIURølvaag, O. E. (Ole Edvart)
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperPerennial 1999
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ROLSummary: Seeking economic improvement or a fresh start, following family or news of a land of opportunity, Norwegians left their homeland for America in great numbers in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. They settled in Pennsylvania and Illinois and moved on to Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and the Dakotas, finding in the preire or prærie a promising and hospitable landscape-and they wrote...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwegian-American Historical Association 2012
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3 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3481 NOR 1838-1914 VOL. 1Call number: R GEN 929.3481 NOR 1838-1914 VOL. 2
Call number: R GEN 929.3481 NOR 1838-1914 VOL. 3
O'Leary, Margaret Hayford
Summary: Colloquial Norwegian provides a step-by-step course in Norwegian as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Norwegian in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Routledge 2016
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Summary: Includes -- Bear Lake -- Benzonia -- Beulah -- Burdickville -- Cedar -- Elk Rapids -- Empire -- Fife Lake -- Glen Arbor -- Glen Lake -- Hannah -- Honor -- Interlochen -- Karlin -- Kingsley -- Lake Ann -- Lake Leelanau -- Lime Lake -- Little Traverse Lake -- Maple City -- Mayfield -- Northport -- Summit City -- Suttons Bay -- Traverse City -- Williamsburg.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CenturyLink 0000
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R PHONE 2017 CenturyLinkWoodward, Bill.
Summary: History of lumbermen and lumbering operations during the 1800s, and on Civilian Conservation Corps activities from 1933 to 1942, in the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Woodward & Woodward Publishing 0000
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: R NEL 977.4 WOOKent, Timothy J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Silver Fox Enterprises 2003
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.401 KEN1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL RM 977.401 KEN
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Summary: Agriculture report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1896, with supplementary papers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan Dept. of Agriculture 0000
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: R NEL 630.9774 Thirty-FifthSportsman's Connection (Firm)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sportsman's Connection 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: O Ref 912.77 Northern 2008Gaarder, Jostein
Summary: "One day when Sophie comes home from school, she finds two questions in her mail: Who are you? and Where does the world come from? Before she knows it, she is pondering all the great questions of Western philosophy (from the Greeks to Kant, to Marx and Freud) with a mysterious mentor. But Sophie is also receiving a separate batch of equally unusual letters. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1994
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GAASummary: For more than forty years, the Haugen Norwegian–English Dictionary has been regarded as the foremost resource for both learners and professionals using English and Norwegian. With more than 60,000 entries, it is esteemed for its breadth, its copious grammatical detail, and its rich idiomatic examples. In his introduction, Einar Haugen, a revered scholar and teacher of Norwegian to English...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universitetsforlaget 1974
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 439.8 NORSummary: Designed to give users comprehensive conversational language and grammar skills. The basic course (10 lessons) focuses on polite greetings and small talk and is perfect for patrons who are planning a short trip to a foreign country, or for those who want to get a taste of a foreign language and culture. The complete course (100 lessons) is designed for patrons who already know the basics of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mango Languages 2009
Gilbert, Julie
Summary: Thirteen-year-old Maddy Rollag struggles with prairie life on her aunt and uncle's farm in Dakota Territory, but on January 12, 1888, when a blizzard threatens to trap Maddy and her classmates inside their damaged schoolhouse, she finds the courage and strength to lead them to safety. Includes historical note, glossary, and discussion questions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED GILHansen, Dennis R.
Summary: The Trail Atlas of Michigan is the only comprehensive guide of non-motorized trails for Michigan. The Atlas covers hiking, x-c skiing, mountain and road biking, in-line skating and nature trails. The Atlas covers trails in every corner of the state from Monroe County near Lake Erie to Keweenaw County in the Upper Peninsula and hundreds of places in between.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hansen Pub. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 912.774 HANCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 912.774 HANSummary: Nora is sheltered first by her father and then by her husband. All her life, she has been protected like a fragile possession ... like a doll in a doll's house. Years ago, Nora Helmer committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband Torvald. Now she is being blackmailed and lives in fear of her husband's finding out and of the shame such a revelation would bring. But...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA DOLBjørnson, Ivar
Contents: Hugsjá (4:35) -- Wulthur (4:16) -- Ni Døtre Av Hav (6:02) -- Ni Mødre Av Sol (5:55) -- Fornjot (4:41) -- Nattseglar (7:07) -- Nytt Land (7:48) -- Nordvegen (3:41) -- Utsyn (5:24) -- Oska (7:30) -- Um Heilage Fjell (5:27)
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/WORLDBEAT BJOSummary: Inge is a feisty German mail-order bride who has come to Minnesota to marry Olaf, a young Norwegian immigrant farmer of few words. But in a post-WWI, anti-German climate, the local minister openly forbids the marriage. Inge and Olaf fall in love despite the town's disapproval. But when the town banker attempts to foreclose on the farm of his friend Frandsen, Olaf takes a stand.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SWEEIbsen, Henrik
Summary: The three plays in this volume demonstrate different sides of Henrik Ibsen's genius, but all deal with themes of alienation from society and the breaking down of convention. A Doll's House (1879) portrays a woman questioning her duty to her husband and seeking to escape the stifling confines of her marriage-a theme that shocked contemporary audiences and established Ibsen's name outside...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 1965
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Play IbsenNeumann, Glenn.
Contents: Issues of: 1886, 1887, 1888 and 1889.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Elk Rapids Historical Society 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.464 NEU1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: R NEL 977.464 NEU