Project Gutenberg 2010-05-17 Public domain in the USA. 89 Mattson, Hans 1832 1893 Minnen. English Reminiscences: The Story of an Emigrant Reading ease score: 60.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by K Nordquist, René Anderson Benitz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Reminiscences: The Story of an Emigrant" by Hans Mattson is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This memoir recounts the author’s journey from Sweden to America, detailing his experiences as an immigrant and his subsequent life as a pioneer in Minnesota. The narrative captures not only the challenges and aspirations of Mattson and his family but also the rich customs and culture of Swedish traditions, giving readers a glimpse into the life of early immigrants in America. At the start of the book, the author reflects on his early life in Sweden, highlighting the tranquil and supportive environment provided by his family. He recalls his parents’ strong values and the close-knit nature of his upbringing, which sparked an early desire for education and adventure. As he prepares for his emigration to America at the age of eighteen, he expresses both hope and uncertainty about leaving his homeland behind. The opening lays a foundational understanding of his motivations and the poignant contrast between his peaceful childhood and the daunting realities of immigrant life that he will face in the New World. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32399/32399-h/images/cover.jpg en India -- Description and travel Mattson, Hans, 1832-1893 Swedish Americans -- Biography E151 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 600010 599911 2024-10-13T15:30:23.036396 2023-09-14T08:13:08.769911 text/html text/html 601723 2010-05-17T08:01:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 5276872 2010-05-17T08:01:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 5338402 2024-10-13T15:30:32.116367 application/epub+zip 5347555 2024-10-13T15:30:24.778427 application/epub+zip 281902 2024-10-13T15:30:23.852429 application/epub+zip 5482748 2024-10-13T15:30:38.017531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5418489 2024-10-13T15:30:31.056579 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394635 2022-09-15T04:31:09.023588 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 539295 539064 2024-10-13T15:30:21.847430 2023-09-14T08:13:07.786899 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 539039 2010-05-17T08:01:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 206137 2010-05-17T08:01:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 539085 2010-05-17T08:01:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 206043 2010-05-17T08:01:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21938 2024-10-13T15:30:38.532333 application/rdf+xml 15107 2024-10-13T15:30:23.945392 image/jpeg 2173 2024-10-13T15:30:23.898399 image/jpeg 5318706 2024-10-13T15:30:23.276424 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog