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River Camp: A True Story of Swedish Immigrants in America
River Camp A True Story of Swedish Immigrants in America Author:John M Anderson As a boy of 10, John Anderson lived, learned and appreciated the individuals — and the lives of this large community of immigrant Swedes who had to cope — with tremendous adversity during the great depression, but who still found time — to experience outstanding joy in the memories of their homeland, and in the — exhilaration of their newfound freed... more »om in America. This joy was expressed in their
singing, feasting, laughing, and dancing. Yet their good hearts and stoic values
were shown time and again to help them through physical, mental, financial, and
social hardships in this new and curious world.
Using flashbacks and visual images, Mr. Anderson delivers the true essence
of these people and these times. You?ll feel their pains and the depths of their
depression. You may feel your eyelids begin to burn with sympathy.?But you?ll
also burst out laughing at some of the outlandish situations this boy encounters.
You will also see how these great new citizens of America influenced Mr.
Anderson?s own values and personality. If you are of Swedish decent, or if you
live in a community where Swedes settled, or if you are just curious about how
your own ancestors of any nationality may have felt and lived, and loved, and
coped when they arrived in this new world?read this book.« less