By 1900; Worcester was home to the largest Swedish population in the eastern United States. These new residents brought an innovative and unique spirit to the community. Industrialist John Jeppson invented an artificial emery stone; and his experiments in the abrasives field became the foundation of the Norton Company. Worcester welcomed Swedish immigrants who preserved traditions through various lodges; church congregations and Swedish-owned businesses like Holstrom�s Market; Lundborg�s and Crown Bakery. Fairlawn Hospital and the Lutheran Home were other mainstays that marked the Swedes� local presence. Author Eric J. Salomonsson explores how Worcester�s Swedish immigrants became Swedish-Americans while making vital and vibrant contributions to their adopted city.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. It gave my students no easy explanations or solutions to the challenges of changeBy Willow Lung-AmamAnyone who has lived in or even visited Washington; DC in the last several decades probably knows that gentrification has become a common moniker to describe the rapid demographic changes taking place in city. Few books; however; offer insight into vast social; economic and political forces reshaping the city. Fresh off the press; I used Capital Dilemma for my graduate course on neighborhood change in Washington; DC. It gave my students no easy explanations or solutions to the challenges of change. Rather; it forced them to think across race and class lines; through decades of development booms and busts; and across the region and the globe to unravel the forces remaking the ldquo;Chocolate City.rdquo; Its chapters provide perspectives on growth that are as complex as the city itself.The volume is useful for those interested in segregation; gentrification; urban inequality and politics and is equally rich for those interested in Washington; DC as a capital city. From H Street to the Southwest Waterfront; the book walks readers through neighborhoods that illustrate how social and political life in a majority-minority city is being transformed and negotiated in everyday urban spaces. Readers will come away rethinking what they thought they knew about gentrification and with a far greater appreciation for the dilemmas facing the city in defining and achieving equitable development today.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy TJVExcellent analysis. Scholars; planners; and policymakers will appreciate this book on Washington; DC.0 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Reifying Capital inequalityBy ElizabethSo much for writing about inequalities in D.C... Why bother; really? If youre going to sell a paperback for $60+; then who exactly are you imagining your audience to be? A D.C. community bookstore I frequent has been diligently trying to get the word out about what I understand to be an excellent; thoughtful and practical read - and even offering a steep discount off the price. But even so your book is outlandishly outside the economic reach of those you purport to write about. I - and I imagine many others who care about inequality in D.C. - wont be reading it until its pricing exits the Ivory Tower...
