![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. The journey south and settlement in the Upper Midwest completes a highly human narrative of the travails, endurance, failures, and successes of people who sought a better life in a new land. ![]() Lovoll explains the establishment and failure of Norwegian colonies in Quebec Province and pays due attention to the tragic fate of the Gaspé settlement.Ī personal story of the emigrant experience passed down as family lore is retold here, supported by extensive research. 'Serafina, daughter of Isabella, Queen of Miromara, has been raised with the expectation-and burden-that she will someday become ruler of the oldest civilization of the Norfolk. They encounter lots of danger and are chased by the men of General Traho. It covers the journey of Serafina and Neela as they rush to answer the summons of the Iele. For the vast majority landing in Canadian port cities, Canada became a corridor to their final destinations in the Upper Midwest, primarily Wisconsin and Minnesota. Deep Blue is the first book in the WaterFire Saga. ![]() Ships carried timber one way across the Atlantic and emigrants on the way west. During those years, 94 percent of Norwegian emigrants landed in Canada.Īfter the introduction of free trade, Norwegian sailing ships engaged in the lucrative timber trade between Canada and the British Isles. Lovoll relates how Quebec, Montreal, and other port cities in Canada became the gateway for Norwegian emigrants to North America, replacing New York as the main destination from 1850 until the late 1860s. ![]() Across the Deep Blue Sea investigates a chapter in Norwegian immigration history that has never been fully told before. ![]()
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