A History of Sweden.

by Ingvar Andersson

English, Swedish (translation)

Genres: History, Sweden, Nonfiction

461 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1956

Reviews

[Norman Weatherly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This would be a good reference text for anyone writing or doing a serious study on the history of Sweden, unfortunately, I took it up as a leisurely fun read, which it was not. I did gain considerable knowledge about the history of the country that my maternal grandparents were born in. I learned next to nothing about the specific part of the country that they came from, there was a casual mention of Gallivare due to its mining for ore and nothing about the Torneo region except to say that it was a rather porous border and people went back and forth from Sweden to Finland and from Finland to Sweden. My Mom spoke Finish at home and only learned English when she went to school at age 6. All in all, I would recommend this book as a good study guide for a broad overview of Sweden and her history.

[Shaun · Rating 3 out of 5]

informative and interesting. late 19th century on ( final 100 pages or so) are kind of dry but still a good read.

[David Newell · Rating 4 out of 5]

A throughly interesting read. Somewhat dated toward in regard to the modern period the rest of this volume more than compensates.