Dutch in Michigan

by Larry Ten Harmsel

Book Overview

Even though they are historically one of the smaller immigrant streams, nineteenth-century Dutch migrants and their descendants have made parts of West Michigan their own. The first Dutch in Michigan were religious dissenters whose commitment to Calvinism had long-reaching effects on their communities, even in the face of later waves of radicalized industrial immigrants and the challenges of modern life. From Calvin College to Meijer Thrifty Acres...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870136208
• ISBN13: 9780870136207
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"