Summary of Arthur Herman's Freedom's Forge

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 In early February 1900, the SS Norge arrived in New York harbor, carrying five hundred Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish passengers. The ship was carrying young William McKinley, the president. Theodore Roosevelt, the governor of New York, had signed a treaty for building a canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific. #2 Knudsen was a skilled mechanic, and he knew America was the place where he could flourish. So he s