Books
A Good Sauna Always Burns Down by Jim Johnson
Jim Johnson grew up in Northern Minnesota where he developed an awareness and concern for culture and local history as well as the natural world. He is a former Duluth Poet Laureate and has previously published 12 books of poetry....
$18.95
Mike & Else's Swedish Songbook by Mike and Else Sevig
This book is a collection of 96 Swedish folk songs complete with piano arrangements, guitar chords, and mostly singable translations. Included are folk songs, children's songs, Christmas and Lucia songs, and hymns. Linda Allen's illustrations done in the Swedish folk...
$24.95
Crossing the Atlantic to America in 1825 by Anne Elisabeth Skogen
In this picture book for both children and adults, you will find a version of the story of the first Norwegian emigrants who traveled to North America. In the summer of 1825, 52 children, young people, and adults left Norway...
$77.00
Lagom Life By Elisabeth Carlsson
Discover lagom—the Swedish idea of balance, harmony, beauty, and sufficiency. Having embraced the Danish concept of hygge, we're now looking to Sweden and one of their essential philosophies, lagom. It's best described as "not too much, not too little; just...
$12.99
A Novel Sight: The Restauration sails to America by Knut Djupedal
"A Novel Sight" is the title of perhaps the most famous newspaper article ever written about Norwegian immigration into the United States. Published in New York City in October 1825, it was devoted to the 53 men, women and children...
$47.00
Essential Runes Kit: Reading the Ancient Symbols
Developed thousands of years ago, the runic alphabet has long been a way to tap into the currents of fate. With Essential Runes Kit, learn everything from the history of runes to their meanings, as well as practical advice on...
$26.99
Punished: A Novel by Ann-Helén Laestadius
From the internationally bestselling author of the “extraordinary” (Fredrik Backman) novel Stolen comes a harrowing story—inspired by true events—of five Indigenous children forced to attend a government-run boarding school in 1950s Sweden, revealing the emotional scars they carry thirty years later.In the...
$19.99
Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age by Neil Price
In imagining a Viking, a certain image springs to mind: a barbaric warrior, leaping ashore from a longboat, and ready to terrorize the hapless local population of a northern European town. Yet while such characters define our imagination of the...
$32.99
Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset
In her great historical epic Kristin Lavransdatter, set in fourteenth-century Norway, Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset tells the life story of one passionate and headstrong woman. Painting a richly detailed backdrop, Undset immerses readers in the day-to-day life, social conventions, and political...
$32.00
The Cabin in the Mountains by Robert Ferguson
The wooden holiday cabin, or hytte, is a staple of Norwegian life. Robert Ferguson, author of Scandinavians, explores the significance of a national icon in this charming, affectionate history.
Softcover.
$27.00
Vesterheim Magazine Vol. 22, No. 2 2024 - The 200th Anniversary of the Restauration Sailing
Vesterheim is published twice a year, featuring in-depth articles focusing on the museum's priceless collections of artifacts, Norwegian-American history and culture, and up-to-date information on all museum events, classes, tours, and education opportunities. This issue's theme is "The 200th Anniversary of...
$5.00
The Saga of Erik the Viking by Terry Jones
Vikings! Dragons! Adventure on the high seas! Buckle up for the ultimate Viking saga, retold with extraordinary flair by Monty Python’s Terry Jones. This is the tale of a Viking warrior who lived hundreds and hundreds of years ago. His...
$16.99
My Little Golden Book About Vikings by Andy Stjern
This nonfiction Little Golden Book is filled with amazing facts about the history of the Vikings and told through beautiful illustrations--perfect for preschoolers! Set sail with the adventurous, fearless Vikings! This informative Little Golden Book is full of great information...
$5.99
There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather by Linda Åkeson McGurk
A Scandinavian Mom’s Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids - from Friluftsliv to Hygge. As a new mom in small-town Indiana, Swedish-born Linda Åkeson McGurk came to realize that the parenting philosophies of her native country and her...
$22.00
Magazine Vol. 22 No. 1 - 2024 Journeys
Vesterheim is published twice a year, featuring in-depth articles focusing on the museum's priceless collections of artifacts, Norwegian-American history and culture, and up-to-date information on all museum events, classes, tours, and education opportunities. This issue's theme is "Journeys," and it features...
$5.00
The Rocks Will Echo Our Sorrow by Elin Anna Labba
The Forced Displacement of the Northern Sámi The deep and personal story—told through history, poetry, and images—of the forced displacement of the Sámi people from their homeland in northern Norway and Sweden and its reverberations today. Starkly poetic and emotionally...
$22.95
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