{"product_id":"swedish-chicago-paul-michael-peterson-9780738531861","title":"Swedish Chicago","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTour Chicago's Swedish heritage, from the great waves of migration to the present day, through vintage photographs in \u003ci\u003eSwedish Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the turn of the 20th century, Chicago was home to the largest Swedish population of any city in the world outside of Stockholm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the 1920s, Sweden experienced an economic depression and population growth that sparked another rush of Swedish immigration to America and Chicago, where they settled in large numbers in Andersonville and North Park. Chicago has been home to many famous and influential Swedes, including writers Carl Sandburg and Nelson Algren, and builder and developer Andrew Lanquist, who gave us both \u003ci\u003eWrigley Field\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eWrigley Building\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul Michael Peterson is an English teacher and lifelong Chicago resident whose grandparents emigrated from Sweden. He continues to celebrate the yearly traditions that his Swedish heritage has given him, including making glogg at Christmas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Michael Peterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738531863\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738531861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.32h x 6.44w x 0.36d","brand":"Paul Michael Peterson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072705982719,"sku":"9780738531861","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4810edd2-61a0-4106-8617-caac9f6b39ab.jpg?v=1685443530","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/swedish-chicago-paul-michael-peterson-9780738531861","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}