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Norse Letters Bring Midnight Sun Tales To Amarillo Class
Norwegian teachers and students reply to letters from Miss Evans's class in Wolflin, sharing life in Hammerfest. The Norwegians describe the midnight sun, northern landscapes, and local schooling while asking about American scouts and Amarillo life, including cowboys and Texas geography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land OF Midnight Sun
Amarillo
Mary Elizabeth Evans
Wolflin School
Hilda Nilsen
Hammerfest
Norway
Miss Evans
America
Seldon Simpson
North Cape
Bjarne Ellepsen
Billy Ordway
Erling Hansen
Elizabeth
Kjollepjord
Masse Kilsener
Gundar Gjervngadr
Rosebed
Mollen
Norge
Texas
Klare
Martha Anderson
Hilda Simonsen
Galhopiggen
Aslaug Qien
Germany
Chicago
Helga Bang
Kristian Anderson
Nilssen
Studing
England
Russia
India
Italy
Gkandicla
Holland
Norkup
Finmark
Thorbjorn Thorsen