So Big Dirk DeJong and Selina Peake Saga
Synopsis Chapter L introduces Dirk DeJong in infancy and Selina Peake, daughter of gambler Simeon Peake, as a nineteen year old Chicago schoolteacher in 1888. Simeon is killed in a quarrel, Selina becomes destitute, and Chapter II shows her securing a teaching post at High Prairie on the Chicago outskirts.
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Dirk DeJong
Selina DeJong
Simneon Peake
Chicago
Julie Hempel
August Hempel
Simeon
Selina
High Prairie School
Klaas Pool
Roelf
Klaas
Selina Peake Plans New Life Among Prairie Cabbages
Selina Peake, poised to become a country schoolteacher, arrives in High Prairie with inheritance in bank and a plan to teach arithmetic. She markets four hundred ninety seven dollars, buys sensible boots, two dresses, and a bold wine red cashmere, while restoring self and vision amid Dutch truck farming culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cerae
Michael Arnold
Senate
Selina
Selina Sets Sights On Dutch School At High Prairie
Selina lands a place at a Dutch school ten miles outside Chicago with board at Klaas Pool’s farm for thirty dollars monthly. August Hempel helps connect her to schooling as he builds a sprawling packing empire across multiple cities. The tale notes his rise and far-reaching brand presence from Kansas City to Honolulu and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Holland
Netherlands
Schoorl
Amsterdam
Selina
Sleepy Hollow
Washington Irving
Julie
Chicago
Pich Prairie
Klaas Pool
Mr. Pool
Halsted
High Prairie
House of Klaas Pool
August Hempel
Hempel Packing Company
Hempel
Kansas City
Omaha
Denver
Honolulu
Portland
Empel
Adventure Sparks In A Daring Move Across Vermont
Selina, aged nineteen, leaves a troubled past for a new home among strangers. She clings to youth and curiosity, backed by four hundred ninety seven dollars and a steel-strong frame, embracing the journey as a grand adventure despite loneliness and fear. Simeon Peake’s optimistic quote frames her bold step into the unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selina
Vermont
Peakes
Schoolhouse Conversation Ends In Quiet Tension
A terse exchange unfolds between Klaas Pool and a schoolteacher figure as she presses about his children’s schooling. Klaas insists three children exist, two attend school while Roelf works on the farm, and ages and schooling prompts escalate the dialogue amid restrained tones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Pool
Klaas Pool
Selina
Geertje
Jozina
Roelf
Maartje
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Ferghetett
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Selina Peakes
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Julie Hempel Arnold
Byron
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Illinois Valley Division
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P. M
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la Salle
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Hicks’ Junction
Streator
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West St. Paul Street
Walter Zukowski
Iinois
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C. D. Grassel
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la Salle, Il
Florence
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P. B. Giachetto
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C. A. Jensen
LA Salle Theatre
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Cassiday Bros
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J. A. Shere
Woolworth
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H. W. Toranson
Over Spring Valley Drug Store
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Chinks Place
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J. E. Carlson
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DR. Olmsted
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