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...

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Veröffentlicht in:	History and memory 2018-09, Vol.30 (2), p.79-115
1. Verfasser:	Guttormsen, Torgrim Sneve
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analysis Boats Commemorations High culture Historic sites Immigrants Leif Eriksson Memory Monuments Narrative history Narratives Obama, Barack Rites, ceremonies and celebrations Social aspects Social networks Statues Symbolism United States history Whitney, Anne
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