Valuing Immigrant Memories as Common Heritage: The Leif Erikson Monument in Boston
This article examines the history of the monument to the Viking and transatlantic seafarer Leif Erikson (ca. AD 970–1020) that was erected in 1887 on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts. It analyzes how a Scandinavian-American immigrant culture has influenced America through continued celeb...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Transition. - Indiana University Press, 1957. - 30(2018), 2, Seite 79-115 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
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2018
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Transition |
| Schlagworte: | immigrant memories historical monuments Leif Erikson national and urban heritage Boston Behavioral sciences Arts Social sciences Applied sciences History |
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