Norwegians in America, their history and record : a translated version of the 1907 and 1913 Nordmændene i Amerika, deres historie og rekord / written by Martin Ulvestad ; translated into English by Olaf Tronsen Kringhaug and Odd-Steinar Dybvad Raneng ; transcribed from Gothic script by Benjamin Keith Huntrods ; edited by Margit Nysetvold Bakke ; indexed by Deb Nelson Gourley.

"This bilingual English-Norwegian Volume 1 includes both an English translation, as well as a Norwegian transcription from pages 1-250 of the 1907 Gothic script"--Page 4 of cover.

In English and Norwegian.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Vol. 1. The Norwegian settlements in America -- The Norwegian settlements in Canada -- Vol. 2. Norwegians in American wars -- Norwegians in public positions in America -- Norwegian-American newspapers and periodicals -- Norwegian-American book publishing -- Norwegian music in America -- Norwegian-American educational institutions -- Norwegian-American charitable institutions -- Norwegian-American church societies -- Norwegian-American pastors -- Temperance undertakings among Norwegians -- Historical and statistical summary -- Compilation of Norwegian communities -- Vol. 3. Norwegians in America.

Ulvestad compiled the Norwegian-American pioneer stories by sending out 163,000 small books and pamphlets along with 450,000 circulars and forms to the early immigrants and their families. The compilations were originally published in 1907 and 1913 in a Gothic script called 1883 Fraktur. These bilingual volumes include a Norwegian transcription and an English translation.