Muus vs. Muus

The Scandal that Shook Norwegian America
by Bodil Stenset, Norway. edited by Kari Lie Dorer,
translated by Kari Lie Dorer and Torild Homstad.
Muus vs. Muus was an 1880s court case that became major news in both Norwegian-America and Norway. This fascinating divorce tells more about Oline Muus and the abuse she suffered from her husband Pastor Bernt Julius Muus, as well as the gender dynamics in America and Norway, and reveals new understandings of Norwegian immigrant life and the role religion played in it.
Paperback, pp. 2019/Eng 2024