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1 online resource (275 pages) |
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Acknowledgments; 1. The Swedish Prayer; 2. Nightingale Echoes; 3. Tippecanoe and the Titanic Too; 4. Down the Mythissippi River and the Saga Fe Trail; 5. Leaving Gothenburg; 6. Listening Point; 7. To See the Earth as It Truly Is; 8. The Unforgotten Spirit; 9. Adventures in Legoland; 10. With Liberty and Justice for All; 11. Vikings on a Sea of Sand; 12. It's Been a Quiet 150 Years in Bishop Hill; 13. Melting Pot Stew, with Raisins; 14. More Swedish Than Sweden; 15. By the Shores of Gitche Gumee; 16. Home Run; Notes; Further Reading; Index |
| Summary |
When his father developed Alzheimer's disease, Don Lago realized that the stories and traditions of his Swedish ancestors would be lost along with the rest of his father's memories. Haunted by this inevitable tragedy, Lago set out to fight back against forgetting by researching and reclaiming his long-lost Scandinavian roots |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-268) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Lago, Don, 1956- -- Travel
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| SUBJECT |
Lago, Don, 1956- fast |
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Swedish Americans.
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Swedish Americans -- Biography
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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HISTORY -- General.
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Swedish Americans
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Travel
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1587294834 |
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9781587294839 |
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