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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments |
Introduction |
Chapter 1: Nineteenth- and Twentieth- Century Community Celebration, Commemoration, and Festivity |
Community-Oriented Festivals |
Ethnically Oriented Festivals |
Chapter 2: Immigration and Settlement Patterns of the Dutch in the United States: A Brief Overview |
Antecedents |
New Netherland |
From 1664 Until 1847 |
The New Immigration |
Economic and Religious Backdrop |
Economic Factors |
Religious Factors |
The Afscheiding of 1834 |
Towards Emigration |
Dutch Emigration/Immigration After 1850 |
Immigration Versus Settlement |
The Dutch-American Community |
Chapter 3: Dutch Ethnic Heritage Celebrations: Antecedents, Emergence, and Proliferation |
Antecedents |