Struggle and Survival in a Foreign Land : the Immigrant Experience of Anders Lian

Eau Claire (Wis.)--Social conditions--19th century.;Immigrants--Wisconsin--Eau Claire--Biography.;Lian;Anders.;Immigrants"writings;American.;Norwegians--Wisconsin--Eau Claire--Biography.;United States--Civilization--1865-1918.

Kocken, Gregory J.Ronnander, Chad ;

University of Wisconsin

关键词: Eau Claire (Wis.)--Social conditions--19th century.;    Immigrants--Wisconsin--Eau Claire--Biography.;    Lian;    Anders.;    Immigrants";    writings;    American.;    Norwegians--Wisconsin--Eau Claire--Biography.;    United States--Civilization--1865-1918.;   

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来源: University of Wisconsin

【 摘 要 】

Throughout out the nineteenth century thousands of immigrants arrived in the United States.Many of these immigrants hoped to improve their lives by establishing themselves in America.Anders Lian, a youthful immigrant from Norway, arrived in the United States in early 1890.Anders Lian, like many other immigrants, envisioned America as a land of prosperity and hoped that living in America would also bring him a degree of success.However, as Anders Lian discovered, the United States in the 1890s brought struggle along with success.The letters of Anders Lian, preserved for over a century by his relatives in Norway, present a tale of struggle, survival, and hope for a new life in America.Through his letters a detailed account of life in a Midwestern city in the 1890s emerges, along with an understanding of the United States during the 1890s.