Tar Heels in wooden shoes
Subtitle: Dutchmen, daffodils and dairies in 20th-century North Carolina
By: Charles W. Riesz, Jr
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Charles W. Riesz, Jr. and Joanne F. Riesz
Published: 2012
Place of publication: United States of America
Language: eng
Number of pages: 355
ISBN-13: 9781105663437
Subjects: Dutch Americans; Emigration and immigration; Immigrants; Agricultural colonies; Biography
Description: "This is the story of several dozen Dutch families that emigrated to southeastern North Carolina after the turn of the 20th century and of the two men, one American and one Dutch, who encouraged them to come."--P. 9.  The American, Hugh MacRae established farm colonies for immigrants from specific countries and the Dutchman, Frederick van Eeden, attempted to establish a Dutch colony based on socialist principles.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-335) and index.