Book Signing - Roger Solberg - Wanderings Wide

Book Signing Roger Solberg Wanderings Wide: A Norwegian Sailor's Journey to America Thursday, September 26 at 6 PM

“This  book is a biography of my father, Albert Solberg (1903-1996). He was  born in Norway, joined the Norwegian merchant marine at eighteen, and  came to the United States in 1924. He endured personal tragedy and a  half-dozen brushes with death, but also had some amazing experiences in  places like India, Samoa, and South America.

Later,  he worked as a yacht crewman on the Great Lakes. After settling in New  York City, he married in 1933. He and his wife of 63 years raised six  children, and he lived to the age of 92. This is a story about  adventure, hard work, and family--how an immigrant carved out a piece of  the American Dream. All readers have known someone like Albert, who  came to America with nothing and created a good life in a new land.”

Roger Solberg is Professor Emeritus of English at Pennsylvania Western University- Edinboro.