Westward We Came: A Norwegian Immigrant's Story, 1866-1898 - Paperback

by Harold B. Kildahl (Author), Erling E. Kildahl (Editor)

Westward We Came is a memoir of Harold B. Kildahl, Sr. and his family pulling up roots in Norway and immigrating to the United States in 1866. It is a vivid description of their travels and settlement in southern Minnesota. Westward We Came is an authentic depiction of difficult pioneer life-true Americana, including the hardships as well as the joys of that time and place.

Author Biography

Erling E. Kildahl is the youngest and only surviving child of the author. He fell in love with the theater as a child and later enrolled in the Pasadena Playhouse School of Theater. Awarded a masters degree in 1946 he directed for two years before coming to Purdue University as an Instructor and Director, and later as professor.