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The West didn’t close in 1893 contrary to that which American historian Frederick Jackson Turner proclaimed. There were opportunities for adventurous Nordic women who became part of America’s westward expansion.
An insightful analysis of the immigrant experience and a compelling story of a young peasant girl’s trek across North America after her bleak arrival and quarantine in Quebec 1893. In Telluride, Colorado, Ida marries an ore miner and runs their boarding house, finally to fulfill her "American
Dream" in Washington’s fertile Skagit Valley.!
The Legacy of Ida Lillbroända intertwines historical research with compelling story of courage, pioneer spirit and family tradition. |
Awards for The Legacy of Ida Lillbroända
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WINNER Gold Medalist 2011 Multicultural Nonfiction,
Next Generation Indie Book Awards, IBPPG. Finalist: Historical Nonfiction |
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The National Best Books 2010 Awards Finalist Multicultural Nonfiction; The National Best Books 2010 Awards Finalist Narrative Nonfiction. |
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Silver Medal Multicultural Nonfiction Benjamin Franklin 2011 Award, Independent Book Publishers Assn. |
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“IPPY” Bronze Medal Multicultural Nonfiction 2011 Independent Publishers. |
- Finalist 2011 International Book Awards
- Finalist Historical Nonfiction, Independent Book Publishers
Minding a Sacred Place features the widely acclaimed Boulder House, nestled amid petroglyphs and precambrian boulders in Arizona's Sonora Desert.
- 2002 Independent Publishers IPPY Award for Architecture Book.
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Meet the Author of The Legacy of Ida Lillbroända
- FinnFest 2011 San Diego, BHP Vendor Tori Marketplace
- FinnFest 2011 Speaker: ‘Finding Ida’ by Arlene Sundquist Empie, Town & Country Resort Pacific Room 7 9 a.m. August 12
- August 27, 2011 Crown Hill Finnish Bazaar, Seattle, BHP Vendor, Author present
- September 7, 2011 Norse Home, Seattle 7 p.m. Lecture, Daughters of Norway
- October 1st and 2nd Pacific Northwest Bookfest, Kirkland, Vendor Table, Author Present
Multicultural Panel: Finding Your Roots, 11 a.m. Community Center Lobby Meeting Room, Kirkland
- November 12, 2011 Finnish Bazaar Nordic Heritage Museum, Ballard, BHP Vendor, Author present
- November 19-20 Nordic Heritage Museum Yulefest, BHP Vendor, Author Present
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