Stockholm on the Rio Grande: A Swedish Farming Colony on the Mesquite Frontier of Southernmost Texas (1912-1985) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780761825357)

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.

Author: David E. Vassberg
ISBN-10: 0761825355
ISBN-13: 9780761825357
Publisher: University Press of America
Language: English
Published: 04/21/2003
Pages: 268
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.56w x 0.57d