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2 books about Xan, Erna Oleson
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Wisconsin My Home
Thurine Oleson; As told to her daughter Erna Oleson Xan; Introduction by Odd Lovoll
University of Wisconsin Press, 2012
Library of Congress CT275.O45A3 2012 | Dewey Decimal 977.5043092
Wisconsin My Home is the story of Thurine Oleson, born in Wisconsin in 1866 to parents who had emigrated from Telemarken, Norway. This much-loved book was first published in 1950 when Thurine was a spry octogenarian. In it she not only vividly recalls the pioneer life of her childhood in a Norwegian American settlement, but also tells her parents’ stories of their life in Norway and their reasons for emigration. This new edition restores the twenty-nine photographs that appeared in the original 1950 hardcover edition and includes an introduction by emigration historian Odd Lovoll.
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Wisconsin, My Home: The Story of Thurine Oleson as Told to Her Daughter
Erna Oleson Xan
University of Wisconsin Press, 1975
Wisconsin My Home is the story of Thurine Oleson, born in Wisconsin in 1866 to parents who had emigrated from Telemarken, Norway. This much-loved book was first published in 1950 when Thurine was a spry octogenarian. In it she not only vividly recalls the pioneer life of her childhood in a Norwegian American settlement but also tells her parents’ stories of their life in Norway and their reasons for emigration. This new edition restores the twenty-nine photographs that appeared in the original 1950 hardcover edition and includes an introduction by emigration historian Odd Lovell.
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