The Biography of an Old-Fashioned Girl in an Old-Fashioned World
by
Semona G. Whitney
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2002
In 1881 Carl and Gunilla Swensson traveled from Malmo, Sweden to America in search of a better life for themselves and their three children. Hilda, the youngest daughter, was three years old at the time. The Swenssons, whose name was changed to Swanson at Ellis Island, settled in Northeast Minneapolis...