History Of The Scandinavians And Successful Scandinavians In The United States Classic Reprint

Author : Henry Goddard Leach
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ISBN 13 : 9781331075325
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (753 download)

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Download or read book Scandinavia of the Scandinavians (Classic Reprint) written by Henry Goddard Leach and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-10 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Scandinavia of the Scandinavians There are unmistakable indications in England and America of increasing interest in the contemporary progress of the Scandinavian peoples. These descendants of a once warlike race are devoting their untiring energies to experiments in the arts of peace. Although they number fewer than 11,000,000 souls the Scandinavians have not failed to furnish the modern world with their quota of successful plans for social betterment, working-man's insurance, co-operative methods of farming, discoveries in physics, cunning inventions of mechanical devices, and important contributions to music, painting, poetry, and drama. The introductory chapter of this book is a brief review of the history of the three nations that constitute Scandinavia - Denmark, Norway, and Sweden - setting forth their relations to one another. Knit by racial sympathies and a formerly common language, these three peoples have been drawn even closer together by the Great War now, December, 1914, raging close to their borders. Subsequent chapters treat of their life and thought at the present day. Incidents from earlier periods are only touched upon in order to give the necessary historical setting. Temporary sojourn among the hospitable and warmhearted people of each land, and intimate business and social relations with men of affairs, have resulted in the assembling of the facts and impressions contained in the following pages. Many have been my helpers and advisers. Their names, some of them, appear in the text. All are authorities on subjects bearing upon Scandinavia in the making. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.