Westward we came : a Norwegian immigrant's story, 1866-1898 / Harold B. Kildahl, Sr. ; edited and organized by Erling E. Kildahl.

"Westward We Came is a first-hand memoir written by Harold B. Kildahl, Sr., a Norwegian, who sailed across the ocean to the New World in 1866. The book provides vivid descriptions of the Kildahl family's travels to southern Minnesota. The family witnessed the infamous James-Younger gang bank raid in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kildahl, Harold B. (Harold Berg), 1865-1945
Other Authors: Kildahl, Erling E., 1917-2011
Language:English
Published: West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press, [2008], ©2008.
Subjects:
Kildahl, Harold B. > (Harold Berg), > 1865-1945.
Kildahl, Harold B. > (Harold Berg), > 1865-1945 > Family.
United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America > Clergy > Biography.
Norwegian Americans > Minnesota > Biography.
Pioneers > Minnesota > Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life > Minnesota.
Frontier and pioneer life > Red River Valley (Minn. and N.D.-Man.)
Minnesota > History > 19th century.
Red River Valley (Minn. and N.D.-Man.) > History > 19th century.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:ix, 190 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book

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