Swedish Chicago: The Shaping of an Immigrant Community, 1880-1920

by Anita Olson Gustafson

Between 1880 and 1920, emigration from Sweden to Chicago soared, and the city itself grew remarkably. During this time, the Swedish population in the city shifted from three centrally located ethnic enclaves to neighborhoods scattered throughout the city. As Swedes moved to new neighborhoods, the early enclave-based culture adapted to a progressively more dispersed pattern of Swedish settlement in Chicago and its suburbs. Swedish community...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875807917
• ISBN13: 9780875807911
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher