Stockholm on the Rio Grande; A Swedish Farming Colony on the Mesquite Frontier of Southernmost Texas (1912-1985)

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Stockholm on the Rio Grande; A Swedish Farming Colony on the Mesquite Frontier of Southernmost Texas (1912-1985)

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Stockholm, Texas, was an early twentieth century Swedish colony in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. The topic provides a fascinating micro-history of culture contacts, acculturation, and economic development in a frontier setting. The story of Stockholm, Texas, is a case history of the impact on a small rural community of the mechanization and commercialization of American agriculture.

Stockholm on the Rio Grande; A Swedish Farming Colony on the Mesquite Frontier of Southernmost Texas (1912-1985),David E. Vassberg,University Press of America,0761825355,20th century,Cultural assimilation,History,History - U.S.,History: American,Immigrants,Stockholm Region,Swedish Americans,Texas,United States - General,United States - State & Local - General,Agriculture & Farming,American history: from c 1900 -,History / United States / General,USA

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