Cross-Border Commemorations: Celebrating Swedish Settlement in America

by Adam Hjorthen

Book Overview

The histories of colonial settlement in America are generally presented as uniquely national stories. Yet because these histories involved settlers who crossed oceans, they are inherently transnational and have been important for different groups throughout the world. To understand how settlement histories are used to promote social, political, and commercial relations across national borders, Adam Hjorth n explores the little-known phenomenon of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 162534385X
• ISBN13: 9781625343857
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher