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N Fonnie Bisnis

The Yankee Dutch World of Loe Verlak, 'Peenter, Peeperhenger, Dikkereeter,' Sage
  • ISBN-13: 9780802831736
  • Publisher: EERDMANS TRADE
    Imprint: EERDMANS TRADE
  • By Dirk Nieland
  • Price: AUD $30.99
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 31/03/2006
  • Format: Paperback (229.00mm X 159.00mm) 150 pages Weight: 272g
  • Categories: Humour [WH]
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This work is a celebration of Yankee-Dutch, the combination language unwittingly adopted by thousands of Holland-Americans after immigration. Written in English with Dutch spellings, aEURO~N Fonnie Bisnis follows the adventures of Loe Verlak, the prototypical Dutch immigrant as he gets into all sorts of "funny business" roaming around the Dutch com
Dirk Nieland (1886-1954) was born in the Netherlands and accompanied his parents in 1906 on the long immigrant journey to Grand Rapids, Michigan. Working in furniture manufacturing and eventually becoming an important business owner in the city, he was especially recognized for his sketches of Dutch life in America.
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