Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA
Date of Award
5-2009
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Creative Writing
First Advisor
Dr. Philip Zwerling
Second Advisor
Dr. Jean Braithwaite
Third Advisor
Dr. Danika Brown
Abstract
In the summer of 1821, Cleng Peerson came to America as a scout for a group of Norwegians hoping to find a place where they could freely express their religion and enjoy economic prosperity. In this thesis, I explore the results of Cleng’s scouting and his preparations for the arrival of his sister, Carrie, her family and their friends on the Norwegian sloop Restaurationen. Throughout the text, I juxtapose my life story with Cleng’s. Together we experience relocation, homesickness and hardships and create a familial bond 188 years after his arrival in America. My thesis ends at the Murray/Kendall settlement in New York, completing Part I of what will eventually become a two-part manuscript on my journey with my great-great-great-great uncle, Cleng Peerson.
Granting Institution
University of Texas-Pan American
Comments
Copyright 2009 Christine Suzanne Ardis. All Rights Reserved.
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