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100 1 _aKieviet, Cornelis Johannes,
_d1858-1931
245 1 0 _aJongens van Oudt-Holland
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2017-10-26
508 _aProduced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg.
520 _a"Jongens van Oudt-Holland" by Cornelis Johannes Kieviet is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in the late 17th century and revolves around the adventures of young boys living in the village of West-Saardam during the time of Czar Peter the Great’s visit to the Netherlands. The narrative focuses particularly on the character Jan Willemsz, who, amid difficult familial circumstances, dreams of joining the whaling trade to support his widowed mother and younger siblings. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Jan, a boy burdened by his family's poverty after the death of his father, a whaling sailor. Struggling to find food for his family, Jan is initially hesitant to appeal to a local merchant for help due to his embarrassment. However, after some heartfelt exchanges with his mother, he resolves to seek a position as a kajuitswachter (cabin boy) on a whaling ship, the Bonte Calff. The opening chapters depict the deep familial bonds and the sacrifices the characters are willing to make, setting the stage for Jan's upcoming challenges and the thrilling adventures that await him in the dangerous world of whaling. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aZaandam (Netherlands) -- History -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aPeter I, Emperor of Russia, 1672-1725 -- Travel -- Netherlands -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aBraakensiek, Joh.
_q(Johan Coenraad),
_d1858-1940
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55820
999 _c96651
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