Companion volume to Norwegian Migration to America, 1825-1860. Includes bibliographical references and index.

A Life at the Crossroads tells the story of a Minnesota farm boy who became an inner-city pastor, high-profile denominational executive, and the last president of the world’s most historic seminary (Gettysburg Lutheran). Cooper-White, who is also a commercial pilot and flight instructor, pursued journalism following his ministerial career. In clear and winsome prose, he shares his personal autobiography along with a treasure trove of twentieth-century ecclesiastical history. From facing machine guns in Chile and El Salvador to taking on church controversies over sexuality and ecumenical initiatives, to leading consolidation of two rival seminaries, Cooper-White’s is the story of a cleric who took seriously the call to be a public theologian. The consolidation of the two institutions, which had failed in a half-dozen previous attempts, offers a case study in patient and persistent long-term leadership.

Background history of Norway, immigration, organizations and people in Norweigna-America.

"[This translation hopes] to convey to you, through Holand, the feelings and aspirations of Norwegian immigrants as they established settlements from New York on through the heart of the Midwest. Among the cities and regions cited in this book are Manhattan, New York; Fox River, Illinois; Muskego, Koskonong, Ephraim, Coon Valley, and Green Bay, Wisconsin; Grant, Goodhue, Kandiyohi, and Otter Tail counties; Norway Lake, Elbow Lake, and Minneapolis, Minnesota; Winneshiek county, Decorah, St. Ansgar, McGregor, and Spirit Lake, Iowa; Vermillion, Elk Point, Canton, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and the Red River Valley of North Dakota."--Page 4 of cover.