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The Americanization of a Congregation
Elton J. Bruins

Part of the Historical Series of the Reformed Church in America, this volume was commissioned by the Third Reformed Church of Holland, Michigan, as a part of its centennial year program.
$12.00

A. C. Van Raalte: Dutch Leader and American Patriot
Jeanne Jacobson, Elton Bruins, and Larry Wagenaar

This fully annotated biography of A. C. Van Raalte is a well-illustrated, 256-page hardcover volume. The book covers many events in the life of the pastor who led the Dutch to Western Michigan, including persecution in the Netherlands, the harrowing journey to America, struggles in the first years, Holland and the Civil War, the great fire of 1871, and Van Raalte’s legacy today.
$14.95

B. D.
D. Ivan Dykstra

A biography of the author’s father, the late Reverend B. D. Dykstra. Part of the Historical Series of the Reformed Church in America. Shipping only $2.00 if this item is ordered alone.
$1.99

Campus Alive: A Walking Tour of Hope College

The growth of Hope can be seen in the way in which its campus has changed over the years. This tour booklet was put together to help you understand a part of the college story through the buildings that have appeared—and sometimes disappeared—from our campus. Shipping only $2.00 if this item is ordered alone.
$1.00

The Dutch-American Experience: Essays in Honor of Robert P. Swierenga
Edited by Hans Krabbendam and Larry J. Wagenaar

The nineteenth century Dutch immigrants in the United States formed a characteristic subculture. Historian Robert P. Swierenga devoted a large part of his career to explore their common experience in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. His important contribution to ethnic studies stimulated a school of students and colleagues to digest, review, and expand his research. This volume presents research on the Dutch in America, focusing of four central themes in Swierenga’s work: the relationship between worldview and immigration, the trek itself, the religious setting, and the role of the individual.
$39.95

Dutch Immigrant Memoirs and Related Writings
Selected and arranged by Henry Lucas with new translations

This 1,129-page volume compiles a rich number of first-hand accounts of Dutch immigrants detailing everything from the early days of settlement and the great Holland fire to the Dutch migrations to Wisconsin and Iowa. Originally $45.00
$25.00 ($15 if not mailed)

The Dutch in Urban America
Robert P. Swierenga, Donald Sinnema, and Hans Krabbendam, Editors

Compilation of papers presented at the Fourteenth Biennial Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Dutch-American Studies held at Trinity Christian College in 2003.
$19.95

Family Quarrels in the Dutch Reformed Churches of the 19th Century
Elton J. Bruins and Robert P. Swierenga

Lecture series sponsored by Pillar Christian Reformed Church of Holland, Michigan, focusing on the religious history of the Dutch Calvinist immigration to West Michigan and the church struggles of the first settlers. Part of the Historical Series of the Reformed Church in America.
$12.95

Veneklasen Brick:
A Family, a Company, and a Unique Nineteenth-Century
Dutch Architectural Movement in Michigan

Drawing from untapped primary sources, Douma's work traces the history of the Veneklasen family, the development of the Veneklasen company, and the impact of its products on local construction. The first-ever book-length analysis of West Michigan Dutch contributions to architecture, Veneklasen Brick also addresses issues of conservation and preservation. This 103-page softcover volume contains numerous illustrations, graphs, maps, and a comprehensive listing of nineteenth-century brick houses in southern Ottawa and northern Allegan counties.
$16.00

With This Inheritance: Holland, Michigan
— The Early Years

This 72-page soft cover book is a lovely overview of Dutch immigration to the Holland, Michigan, area with many photos and pen and ink illustrations. Describes the area before the settlement, the journey to America, and the challenges up to and including the great fire of 1871.
$11.95