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Widow Selina DeJong Drives to Market in a Bold Move
A High Prairie widow Selina DeJong defies expectations by taking her son Dirk to Chicago to sell a wagonload of garden produce. The journey from the drought of loss to the bustle of the Haymarket reveals resilience, memory of happier times, and a plan for her boy’s future amid hardship. The scene shifts through neighbors’ suspicions, gritty farm life, and the long road toward a new life in the city.
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Jan Steen
Selina
Dirk
DeJong
Jan
Chicago
Fligh Prairie
Dan
High Prairie
DeJong Farm
Halsted Road
Tdk
Selina DeJong
Fuquan
Indiana
Pervus
Selina de Jong
Halsted
Cohndale
Se- Hina
Simeon Peake
Sierga
Xuze
Vander Sijde
Cornelia
Ooms
Jakob Boomsma
Mis’ DeJong
Tam
Déhe
Sobig
Haymarket
Maron
Sie Wiis
Minke
Tirty-Fifth Street
Dirk DeJong
Hirm
Til
Klaas Pool
Randolph Street