Keywords
Edgar B. Madsen, The Shoestring Letters, Danish immigrants, Denmark, United States, Danish Americans
Abstract
Edgar Madsen’s parents, Niels and Signe Madsen, left their home and family in Denmark in 1928 to seek their fortune in the United States. For three decades after their emigration, their only contact with their loved ones back home was through letters, which inspired the name of Edgar B. Madsen’s charming, thought-provoking book, The Shoestring Letters: A Tribute to the Immigrant. After being stored in a thatched roof attic for decades, the letters Niels and Signe sent to their loved ones in Jutland came to light when the family cleared out their grandfather’s house; they made their return journey to the US with Madsen’s cousin from Denmark.
Recommended Citation
Olsen, Inger M.
(2021)
"Edgar B. Madsen. The Shoestring Letters: A Tribute to the Immigrant,"
The Bridge: Vol. 44:
No.
1, Article 14.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/thebridge/vol44/iss1/14
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