| 'N Fonnie Bisnis: The Yankee Dutch World of Loe Verlak, Peenter, Peeperhenger, Dikkereeter, Sage [With CD] Contributor(s): Nieland, Dirk (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802831737 ISBN-13: 9780802831736 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $17.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2005 Annotation: This work is a celebration of Yankee Dutch, the colorful language adopted by thousands of Hollanders after immigrating to America. Written in a peculiar English with Dutch spellings, Dirk Nieland's "'n Fonnie Bisnis" recounts the humorous adventures of Loe Verlak, the prototypical Dutch immigrant, as he gets into all sorts of "funny business" around his community. Nieland's fourteen vignettes touch on a wide variety of Dutch life, from Sunday school picnics to everyday jobs to the joys and trials of marriage. Including a foreword (in plain English) by George G. Harper and an extensive vocabulary chart, "'n Fonnie Bisnis" gives a picturesque glimpse into an ethnic enclave that has since been forever transformed by the passage of time. In this new edition the book along with its audio CD will continue to delight anyone interested in Dutch American people, language, and culture. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Humor | Form - Essays |
| Dewey: 439.310 |
| LCCN: 2005032060 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.34" W x 9.24" (0.60 lbs) 168 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 14 Pen Drawings by D. Lam Foreword by George G. Harper Preface by Frederick Ten Hoor Vocabulary by Anna Nieland-De Boer This work is a celebration of Yankee Dutch, the colorful language adopted by thousands of Hollanders after immigrating to America. Written in a peculiar English with Dutch spellings, Dirk Nieland's 'n Fonnie Bisnis recounts the humorous adventures of Loe Verlak, the prototypical Dutch immigrant, as he gets into all sorts of "funny business" around his community. Nieland's fourteen vignettes touch on a wide variety of Dutch life, from Sunday school picnics to everyday jobs to the joys and trials of marriage. Including a foreword (in plain English) by George G. Harper and an extensive vocabulary chart, 'n Fonnie Bisnis gives a picturesque glimpse into an ethnic enclave that has since been forever transformed by the passage of time. In this new edition the book along with its audio CD will continue to delight anyone interested in Dutch American people, language, and culture. |