Project Gutenberg 2025-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 213 Ilmonen, S. (Salomon) 1871 1940 Ilmonen, Salomon 2024426013 Amerikan ensimäiset suomalaiset : $b Eli Delawaren siirtokunnan historia $aHancock, Michigan :$bSuomalais-luteerilaisen kustannusliikkeen kirjapaino, $c1916. Produced by Petteri Pitkänen, from scanned material generously made available by the National Library of Finland. "Amerikan ensimäiset suomalaiset: Eli Delawaren siirtokunnan historia" by S. Ilmonen is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the origins and development of the Delaware colony, emphasizing the involvement and experiences of Finnish settlers in seventeenth-century America. Its subject matter covers both the broad context of early European colonization and the more specific role played by Finns as some of the first representatives of their nation in the New World. The opening of the book lays out its purpose and structure, beginning with a preface that highlights the significance of Finnish immigrants who arrived in Delaware during the seventeenth century. It then provides a sweeping overview of the discovery and colonization of America, detailing the early expeditions of Norse explorers, Columbus, and other key European nations. Attention shifts to the foundation of European colonies in North America, particularly the Swedish-Finnish settlement along the Delaware River. The narrative introduces important figures such as Willem Usselinx and Peter Minuit, outlines the establishment of the "New Sweden" colony, and describes the challenges of recruiting settlers—especially Finns—from Sweden and Finland, including policies that both encouraged and coerced them to join the transatlantic venture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/teos/binding/2194811 20250406210452ilmonen 1916 US Reading ease score: 14.2 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. fi Delaware -- History Finns -- United States Finnish Americans -- Delaware River Region (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.) -- History Finnish Americans -- Delaware -- History Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.) -- History New Sweden -- History F106 Text Category: History - American Category: History - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 256712 2025-06-30T05:33:01.953745 text/html 232816 2025-04-17T16:09:13 text/html 810945 2025-06-30T05:33:09.334699 application/epub+zip 812357 2025-06-30T05:33:05.496701 application/epub+zip 144035 2025-06-30T05:33:04.172729 application/epub+zip 1024615 2025-06-30T05:33:11.939763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 999103 2025-06-30T05:33:08.444722 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197089 2025-06-30T05:33:01.457734 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 177143 2025-04-17T16:09:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17377 2025-06-30T05:33:12.073683 application/rdf+xml 19979 2025-06-30T05:33:04.667736 image/jpeg 4423 2025-06-30T05:33:04.419710 image/jpeg 754123 2025-06-30T05:33:01.984787 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 fi.wikipedia