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Across the Deep Blue Sea: The Saga of Early Norwegian Immigrants

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Around the Deep Blue Sea investigates a chapter in Norwegian immigration history that has never been fully told before. Peculiar S. Lovoll relates how Quebec, Montreal, and other port cities in Canada became the gateway for Norwegian emigrants to North The united states, replacing New York as the principle destination from 1850 until the late 1860s. Throughout those years, 94 percent of Norwegian emigrants landed in Canada.

After the introduction of free trade, Norwegian sailing ships engaged within the lucrative timber trade between Canada and the British Isles. Ships carried timber one way Around the Atlantic and emigrants at the way west. For the vast majority landing in Canadian port cities, Canada became a corridor to their final destinations within the Upper Midwest, primarily Wisconsin and Minnesota. Lovoll explains the establishment and failure of Norwegian colonies in Quebec Province and pays due attention to the tragic fate of the Gaspé settlement.

A personal story of the emigrant experience passed down as circle of relatives lore is retold here, supported by extensive research. The journey south and settlement within the Upper Midwest completes a highly human narrative of the travails, endurance, failures, and successes of people that sought a greater life in a new land.

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