{"id":2323,"date":"2016-08-29T18:39:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T16:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?p=2323"},"modified":"2016-09-25T13:45:43","modified_gmt":"2016-09-25T11:45:43","slug":"books-on-monday-norway-to-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/books-on-monday-norway-to-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Books on Monday: &#8220;Norway to America&#8221; and &#8220;The story of my life&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two books: &#8220;Norway To America: A History of the Migration&#8221; and &#8220;Story of My Life: A Workbook for Preserving Your Legacy&#8221;<!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-2-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<div class=\"a-section a-spacing-none\">\n<h6 id=\"title\" class=\"a-size-large a-spacing-none\"><span id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large\">Norway To America: A History of the Migration<\/span><\/h6>\n<p class=\"a-size-large a-spacing-none\">by <span class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\"><span class=\"a-declarative\" data-action=\"a-popover\" data-a-popover=\"{&quot;closeButtonLabel&quot;:&quot;Close Author Dialog Popover&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;contributor-info-B001ICELIQ&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;triggerBottom&quot;,&quot;popoverLabel&quot;:&quot;Author Dialog Popover&quot;,&quot;allowLinkDefault&quot;:&quot;true&quot;}\">Ingrid Semmingsen <\/span><span class=\"contribution\"><span class=\"a-color-secondary\">(Author)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This book tells the story of the migration as it affected both countries and investigates the reasons for &#8220;The American Fever&#8221;. \u00a0The story ends with a discussion of the ways in which Norwegian-Americans retain their ties to Norway. The book was first published in Norway as Dr\u00f8m og D\u00e5d (Dream and Deed), in observance of the 150th anniversary of the departure of the first emigrant ship for America. This is an excellent way to celebrate one of the strongest ethnic heritages in America. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p><b>Ingrid Elisabeth Semmingsen<\/b> (29 March 1910 in Hamar, Hedmark \u2013 31 May 1995) was a Norwegian historian. Appointed as a professor\u00a0in American history at the University of Oslo in 1963, she was the first female professor of history in Norway (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ingrid_Semmingsen\">Wikipedia<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reviews from Amazon:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>-&#8220;This book had just what I was looking for. Genealogy is not as easy as one might think, but with this information my written segments are now much clearer to my children and their children&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>-&#8220;This book has been helpful for understanding my Norwegian grandfather&#8217;s life. 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