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Selina DeJong Learns Farm Life in High Prairie
In Edna Ferber's tale Selina, a city teacher turned farmer's wife, marries Pervus DeJong in High Prairie. She adapts to truck farming's grind, learns soil, markets, and survival, and sketches a future amid toil, love, and a stark new life on the prairie.
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Paul
Selina
Pool
Pervus
McBride
Dofy
Jakob
Koelf
Doms’ Hall
Pervus de- Jong
Roelf
Steve
DeJong
Seling
Pervus DeJong
Iiis
Vermont
Julie Hempel
Julie
Kansas
Arnold
Maartje
Klaas
Low Prairie
Mr. DeJong
Geertje
Jozina
Vervus DeJong
Southwest Quarter
High Prairie
Maartle
Mrs. Pool
Marre Mere Poole
Maartie Wool
Maartje Pool
Tran
Maartie
Workield
Roeif
Trousseau
Dekker
Stubby
Lam
Peryvus DeJong
de Jong Place
DeJong Market
Klaas Pool
Vervus
Perry
Dervis
Pervns DeJong
Father
Selina Peake
Simeon Peake
Debonair
Dirk DeJong
Dirk
Dedong
Old Jakob
Klaus
Selipa
Chivage
Chicago
Jan Steen
Haymarket
West Randolph Street
Bert
Nevelty
Desides
Pervis
Trina
Halsted
Paarlenberg
Lina
Elias Pool
Selloa
Hite
Muartje Pool
House and Garden
Jan
Iowa