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We Spoke of Many Things is a historical narrative based on hundreds, perhaps thousands, of visits and interviews Dan Reed had with family and friends who shared their stories of leaving Finland, their birthplace, and finding their way in a new land.These are the stories of people of Finnish stock, some also with Saami roots, who go through their lives and the lives of their offspring reinventing themselves. Born in an agrarian societyof Northern Europe, Dan's ancestors reinvented themselves many times, adapting to changing forces. From beginnings as subsistence farmers, they reinvented themselves when they acquired cheap or free Homestead land in America and knew they would not have to go th...
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
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