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by Julie Jensen McDonald (Author), Deb Schense (Editor), M. a. Cook Design (Illustrator)
Julie Jensen McDonald talks about growing up Danish, a brief history of Denmark, royalty, the lure of the north, immigration to America, common Danish names, the Museum of Danish America, a heritage tour, (Elk Horn and Kimballtown, Iowa), Grand View University, Old World Wisconsin, Lake of the Woods, Danebod, Solvang, California, The happy and holy Danes, Danish needlework, the legend of the Queen Dagmar, Greenland, the far-away Faeroes, the Virgin Islands, visiting Denmark, Legoland, trolls, holidays in Denmark, porcelain, a fairy tale life, the story of the Little Mermaid, Out of Africa: The Baroness, Out of Isaac Dinesen, Shakespeare, the Danish Ballet, Christmas, Danish Folk dancing, heritage fests and costumes, the Dagmar cross, food, glorious food, and many Danish recipes.