Selina DeJong Changes High Prairie Farm Life
Selina Peake DeJong rises from a hard life on the Illinois prairie to lead her husband Pervus and son Dirk in a bold market move. She transforms the yard and routines, drives to market with Dirk, and oversees a stubborn fight against poverty while weather, illness, and morale test the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seliig
High Prairie
Dirk
Selina
Maartje Pool
de Jong
Selina Peake
Pervus DeJong
Peake
Adam Oonts
DeJong
Maine
Pervus
West
Beath of Pervos Synopsis
Entresucios and Bo Big DeJong clash with family and town gossip in a melodramatic tale. Selina, a young woman, discovers an unexpected kinship with Pervus DeJong, a poor farmer, as their bond grows through schoolyard lessons and a shared lunch box. Their union brings hardship and a birth as Dirk DeJong enters the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Entresucios
Bo Big
Dirk DeJong
DeJong
Gimeon Peake
Chicago
du Hempel
Hempel
Simeon
Selina
Rock
Klaas
Roelf Vanishes Sparks High Prairie Gossip
Maartje warns Roelf cannot escape life as he runs from the farm. Klaas marries Widow Paartenberg nine months later, shocking High Prairie. Roelf returns at night in a new, misfitting suit, their household unsettled by his departure and rapid growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maartje
Roelf
Geertje
Jozina
Selina
Kleas
Klaas
Paartenberg
High Prairie
Prairie
Pervus
Dirk the Dreamer Child of a Seamed Suit
Chapter describing Dirk at eight years old, a restless boy with a stitched suit made by his mother and vivid mosquito bites. He is a stark contrast to a dreamer, living in a single room used for schooling and life. His restless energy and rough upbringing frame his early childhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dirk
Sobig DeJong
Biond
Wives May Be Bought on Installment Plan in Pondoland
A fragment from a Southeast Africa report notes that in Pondoland, the practice allows wives to be purchased through an installment plan. The report highlights the local custom amid broader social concerns.
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Pondoland
Southeast Africa
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Illinois
Reyer
Haymarket
Ieuenel
Jan Stee
Jan
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Shane
Onan
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Chapter
Setina
Abe
P. Rad
Spohn
Detroit News
Say
Kansas
Tony Set
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