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Leaving "the old country":

Soren Bache leaves Norway with mixed emotions.

A reporter tells of the departure to America.

Nils N. Rønning recalls his departure to America.

The journey to America:

C.A. Clausen describes the difficulty of leaving home.

Even by 1861, travel by ship was dangerous.

"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses......"

Ronald Reagan on America

The journey across America:

Prairie Schooners Moving west across the plains.

Pioneer Life:

Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote eloguently about a pioneer Christmas.

The "America Letters" flow to Norway and create a big stir.

The web site of the Tarje Grover Family contains a number of fine articles about pioneer life.

American Life:

Professor Blegen talks of the "America Letters".

Ole Rynning predicts a Civil War in America, 22 years before it occurrs.