by Thurine Oleson and Erna Oleson Xan
introduction by Odd Lovoll
University of Wisconsin Press, 2012
eISBN: 978-0-299-28873-0 | Paper: 978-0-299-28874-7
Library of Congress Classification CT275.O45A3 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification 977.5043092

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

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.