Albertus C. Van Raalte: Dutch Leader and American Patriot

By Jeanne M. Jacobson, Elton J. Bruins, Larry J. Wagenaar

A biography of A.C. Van Raalte (1811-1876), founder of a major settlement of Dutch immigrants to America. It discusses the causes for emigration, the hardships of travel to and arrival in a new land, and the tensions between Americanization and maintenance of ethnic and religious heritage.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814329675
• ISBN13: 9780814329672
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Hope College
• Length: 1109 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.7" x 11.3"