Swedish American Life in Chicago: Cultural and Urban Aspects of an Immigrant People, 1850-1930

In the first major examination of the richness and variety of Swedish life in Chicago, scholars from both the united States and Sweden look at Swedish theater, literary life, educational undertakings, labor, radicalism, and religion. Chapters about the importance of Chicago as a theme in Swedish literature, and on Swedish travelers' accounts of the city, delve further into the interplay between Sweden and Chicago.