Arne Knudsen: the Canadian dream.(the long road to immigrant status)(Biography) From: Esprit de Corps | Date: July 1, 2005| Author: McWilliams, James | COPYRIGHT 2005 S.R. Taylor Publishing. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

When Arne Paul Knudsen stepped ashore in Halifax on March 7, 1929, his world could not have looked rosier. The 20-year-old Dane from Aarus had decided to become a citizen of this land of opportunity, and when you are twenty everything looks easy. Besides, he was soon to inherit a sizeable estate as the only offspring of his recently deceased parents. In the meantime he would cross Canada, see the sights and, of course, learn English.

Winnipeg was his first stop. Arne fou...

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