SUGGESTED READING

Books About Lindsborg and the Smoky Valley

If you are interested in learning more about the history of Lindsborg and the Smoky Valley, the following books are suggested.

There have been a surprising number of historical books published through the years about Lindsborg and the Smoky Valley. These books range from serious works of historical scholarship to popular histories to simple collections of stories and reminisces. Most, if not all, of these works are out of print, but many can be found in area libraries. Some of these titles also turn up regularly in the inventories of used book dealers.

Bergin, Alfred. Lindsborg en Svensk-Amerikansk Kulturbild från Mellersta Kansas. Rock Island, Ill.: Augustana Book Concerns Tryckeri och Bokbinderi, 1909.

---. Lindsborg Efter Femtio År. Rock Island, Ill.: Augustana Book Concerns Tryckeri och Bokbinderi, 1919.

---. The Story of Lindsborg. Lindsborg: The Luther Leagues of Bethany Church, 1929.

---. Pioneer Swedish-American Culture in Central Kansas. Translated by Ruth Billdt. Lindsborg, 1965.

---. The Smoky Valley in the After Years. Translated by Ruth Billdt. Lindsborg: The Lindsborg News-Record, 1969.

Brorson, Alf. Olof Olsson's Värmland. Torsby, Sweden: A-O Handelsbolag, 1994.

---. Anna Olsson: en Värmländsk prärieunge. Torsby, Sweden: A-O Handelsbolag, 1998.

---. Mrs. Olof Olsson: The Story of Anna Lisa Jonsdotter and Her Swedish-American Family. Torsby, Sweden: A-O Handelsbolag, 1998.

Carlson, Bill. From Socks and Jocks to Maalox. Hillsboro, Kansas: Partnership Book Services, 1997.

Carlsson, Bror. He Gave God Glory: The Story of Olof Olsson. Translated by Martin T. Ringstrom. Lindsborg: Smoky Valley Historical Publications, 2001.

Danielson, Larry. The Ethnic Festival and Cultural Revivalism in a Small Midwestern Town. (Dissertation.) Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University, 1972.

Eklund, Emmet E., and Marion Lorimer Eklund. He Touched the Whole World: The Story of Carl E. Lund-Quist. Lindsborg: Bethany College Press, 1993.

---. The Difference He Made: A Biography of Emory K. Lindquist. Lindsborg: Bethany College Press, 1999.

Flohr, Elston L. The Farmers State Bank, Lindsborg, Kansas: The First One Hundred Years, 1886–1986. Lindsborg: Smoky Valley Publications, 1989.

Gradén, Lizette. On Parade – Making Heritage in Lindsborg, Kansas. (Dissertation.) Stockholm: Stockholm University, 2003.

Greenough, Charles Pelham 3d. The Graphic Work of Birger Sandzén. Manhattan: Kansas Magazine, 1952. Subsequent reprint editions published by the Birger SandzÈn Memorial Gallery.

Holm, Vernon C. F., ed. God's People in a New Land: Memorial Volume of Manuscripts by Johan Augustin Pihl, a Swedish Immigrant. Lindsborg: Smoky Valley Historical Publications, 1984.

Holmquist, Thomas N. Pioneer Cross: Swedish Settlers Along the Smoky Valley Bluffs. Smolan, Kansas: Thomas N. Holmquist, 1993.

Jaderborg, Elizabeth. Selma and Elizabeth Talk About Lindsborg. Lindsborg: The Lindsborg News-Record, 1973.

---. Why Lindsborg? Lindsborg: The Lindsborg News-Record, 1976.

---. History of Early Lindsborg, Kansas. Lindsborg: Elizabeth Jaderborg, 1998.

Johnson, Olga. Smoky Valley Tales. Illustrated by Norman Malm. N.p., 1970.

Jones, Michael Owen. Woodworking Traditions in Lindsborg, Kansas: An Overview with Recommendations for Documentation, Presentation, and Development. Los Angeles: Folklore and Mythology Center, University of California, 1989.

Kahler, Bruce R., and others. Lester Raymer. Lindsborg: The Raymer Society, 1998.

Lind, Selma. Some Talk About Lindsborg. Lindsborg: The Lindsborg News-Record, 1963.

---. Lindsborg on Record. Lindsborg: The Lindsborg News-Record, 1965.

---. Living in Lindsborg and Other Possibilities. Lindsborg: The Lindsborg News-Record, 1967.

---. Marmeluke Rambo Ericksson, 2nd ed. Lindsborg: Folklife Institute of Central Kansas, 1993.

Lindquist, Emory. Smoky Valley People: A History of Lindsborg, Kansas. Lindsborg: Bethany College Press, 1953.

---. Vision for a Valley: Olof Olsson and the Early History of Lindsborg. Rock Island, Ill.: Augustana Historical Society, 1970.

---. An Immigrant's Two Worlds: A Biography of Hjalmar Edgren. Rock Island, Ill.: Augustana Historical Society, 1972.

---. An Immigrant's Odyssey: The Biography of Ernst Skarstedt. Rock Island, Ill.: Augustana Historical Society, 1974.

--- Bethany in Kansas: The History of a College. Lindsborg: Bethany College Press, 1975.

---. Shepherd of an Immigrant People: The Story of Erland Carlsson. Rock Island, Ill.: Augustana Historical Society, 1978.

---. Hagbard Brase: Beloved Music Master. Lindsborg: Bethany College Press, 1984.

---. G. N. Malm: A Swedish Immigrant's Varied Career. Lindsborg: Smoky Valley Historical Publications, 1989.

---. Birger Sandzén: An Illustrated Biography. Lawrence, Kansas: Published for the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery by the University Press of Kansas, 1993.

Littlejohn, Shannon, ed. Everyday Tales: A Small Book about Living in Lindsborg, a Small Kansas Town. Lindsborg: The Lindsborg Arts Council, 1999.

---. Shifting Horizons: A Kansas Collection. Lindsborg: The Lindsborg Arts Council, 2000.

Lundgren, Robert G. A Century of Bethany Football, 1893–1993. Lindsborg: Bethany College Press, 1993.

Muller, Max. Prairie Carnegie: The Story of Presser and Ling. Lindsborg: Quivira Press, 1977.

Olsson, Anna. En Prärieunges Funderingar. N.p., 1917.

---. I'm Scairt – Childhood Days on the Prairie. N.p., 1927.

---. Anna Olsson: A Child of the Prairie, 2nd ed. Translated by Martha Winblad. Lindsborg: Folklife Institute of Central Kansas, 1992.

Opat, Donna Burough. The Other Side of Lindsborg. Lindsborg: Abbot House, 2004.

Pearson, Daniel Merle. The Americanization of Carl Aaron Swensson. Rock Island, Ill.: Augustana Historical Society, 1977.

Runwall, Anders, and Bertil Hagert. Lindsborg – svenskstaden i USA:s mitt. Vällingby, Sweden: Harriers Bokförlag AB, 1979.

Sandzén, Birger. The Smoky Valley: Reproductions of a Series of Lithographs of the Smoky Valley in Kansas. Introduction by Minnie K. Powell. McPherson, Kansas: Carl J. Smalley, 1922.

Segerhammar, Robert E. Dugouts and Daisies: A Novel About Early Lindsborg, Kansas, and the Smoky Valley. Lindsborg: Smoky Valley Historical Publications, 1992.

---. Swedish Mecca of the Plains: A Novel About Lindsborg, Kansas, and the Smoky Valley in the Middle Years, 1904–1928. Lindsborg: Smoky Valley Historical Publications, 1993.

---. Still Pioneers: A Novel About Lindsborg, Kansas, and the Smoky Valley in Modern Times. Lindsborg, Kansas: Smoky Valley Historical Publications, forthcoming.

Swensson, Carl Aaron. I Sverige: Minnen och Bilder från Mina Fäders Land. Sweden, 1891.

---. Vid Hemmets Härd (At the hearth of home). Stockholm, Sweden, 1897.

---. Again in Sweden. Chicago: Swedish Book Company, 1898. Also published by The Hemlandet Co. ("Presented As A Premium By").

---. Åter i Sverige. Chicago: Swedish Book Company, 1898.

---. In the Morning Hour: Brief Meditations for Every Day of the Year. Rock Island, Ill.: Augustana Book Concern, c. 1927.

---. Stories of Faith and Life. Translated by Martin T. Ringstrom. Lindsborg: Martin T. Ringstrom, 1990.

Wheeler, Wayne. An Analysis of Social Change in a Swedish-Immigrant Community: the Case of Lindsborg, Kansas. New York: AMS Press, 1986.