Tar Heels in wooden shoes
An edition of Tar Heels in wooden shoes (2012)
Dutchmen, daffodils and dairies in 20th-century North Carolina
By Charles W. Riesz
Publish Date
2012
Publisher
Charles W. Riesz, Jr. and Joanne F. Riesz
Language
eng
Pages
355
Description:
"This is the story of several dozen Dutch families that emigrated to southeastern North Carolina after the turn of the 20th century and of the two men, one American and one Dutch, who encouraged them to come."--P. 9. The American, Hugh MacRae established farm colonies for immigrants from specific countries and the Dutchman, Frederick van Eeden, attempted to establish a Dutch colony based on socialist principles.