<p>Award-winning children s author Marguerite de Angeli tells the story of Elin, a young girl who has come to live in the New Sweden Colony. She helps us envision how these many different peoples -- Swedes, Finns, Lenape, Minquas (Susquehannock), Dutch and British related to one another. Elin s search for friendship, love of family, and anticipation of celebrations seem familiar. Her isolation from other children, lack of basic things, and the daily routine of chores may seem quite unfamiliar. New Sweden was established in 1638, under the guidance of Peter Minuit, when Swedish colonists were sent to the New World to claim lands in the area around the Delaware River in southeastern PA and south NJ. For ages 8-12. Illustrations.</p>

Elin's Amerika (Revised, 3rd Ed.)

Children's Books

Marguerite De Angeli

Literature & Fiction

American Swedish History Museum

<p>Translation of a volume originally pub. in 1911 about Christopher Polhem (CP), a great man in the history of technology & scientific discovery. But Polhem is not known in the English-speaking world, because the Swedish language has been a cultural barrier. Technically, what Sweden possesses today, & Sweden is among the leaders in technical advancement, is dependent upon CP & his dream for an industrial Sweden. Contents: A Contribution to the Bio. of CP, by Samuel Bring; CP¿s Contributions to Applied Mechanics, by Gustaf Sellergren; CP, The Mining Engineer, by Herman Sundholm; CP¿s Contribution to the Art of Building, by Nils Cronstedt; & A Contribution to a CP Biblio., by Samuel Bring: Published Works by & About CP; & CP¿s Manuscripts. Illus.</p>

Christopher Polhem: The Father of Swedish Technology

William Johnson

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