%0 Journal Article
%T A Mirror Image of Sigmund Skard? Paul Knaplund and the Role of the Historian between European and American Cultures
%A Richard Cole
%J European Journal of American Studies
%D 2008
%I European Association for American Studies
%R 10.4000/ejas.2223
%X 1. IntroductionPaul Knaplund (1885-1962), long -time Professor of History and Chair at the University of Wisconsin, was one of the great and famous scholars of the British Empire. Yet, a significant amount of his time and energy as a scholar was devoted to historical issues in Norway and to Scandinavian immigrant culture in the US Midwest. This article considerĄ¯s KnaplundĄ¯s Norwegian background and his role as cultural intermediary between Norway and the United States. Knaplund was not alone ...
%U http://ejas.revues.org/2223