Project Gutenberg 2013-10-12 Public domain in the USA. 1779 Babcock, Kendric Charles 1864 1932 The Scandinavian Element in the United States University of Illinois Studies in the Social Sciences, Vol. 111, No. 3, September, 1914 E-text prepared by Dianna Adair, Fred Salzer, Bryan Ness, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://archive.org/details/americana) "The Scandinavian Element in the United States" by Kendric Charles Babcock is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the significant impact of Scandinavian immigration—specifically Swedes, Norwegians, and Danes—to the United States during the 19th century. Through a detailed examination of immigration patterns, societal contributions, and cultural integration, Babcock aims to highlight the role these communities played in shaping American life, particularly in the Northern Mississippi Valley. The opening of the book sets the stage by discussing the transformative nature of American society influenced by waves of immigration, including the Scandinavian groups. Babcock argues that this immigration should be viewed not just in numbers, but in terms of the diverse contributions these groups brought to the development of society. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the unique characteristics of Scandinavian immigrants, their struggles, and their eventual impact on the political, social, and cultural fabric of their new country. By framing the discussion against a backdrop of historical context, Babcock prepares the reader for a detailed exploration of each group's contributions in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43939/43939-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 48.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Scandinavians -- United States E151 H Text Category: History - American 694028 2025-09-17T15:15:28.172894 text/html 658182 2024-10-23T18:59:50 text/html 267571 2025-09-17T15:15:40.925796 application/epub+zip 270970 2025-09-17T15:15:30.273859 application/epub+zip 265956 2025-09-17T15:15:29.184915 application/epub+zip 474076 2025-09-17T15:15:47.099788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426128 2025-09-17T15:15:39.764823 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424516 2022-09-20T05:09:25.027600 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 498060 2025-09-17T15:15:25.985903 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 478002 2024-10-23T18:59:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16219 2025-09-17T15:15:47.250777 application/rdf+xml 12339 2025-09-17T15:15:29.381848 image/jpeg 2721 2025-09-17T15:15:29.285856 image/jpeg 248287 2025-09-17T15:15:28.223891 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog