Norwegian Newspapers in America: Connecting Norway and the New Land

From 1847 to the present, more than 280 Norwegian-language papers were launched in cities ranging from Minneapolis to Fargo, Boston to Seattle. Some lasted just a few months; others continued for decades; all contributed to a developing Norwegian American perspective. Where immigrant outposts grew, so did newspapers, and where settlers were far flung, papers in their native tongue offered a taste of home. So too, readers in Norway eagerly awaited news—and changing views—from the new land. H...