Project Gutenberg 2005-05-28 Public domain in the USA. 77 Bok, Edward William 1863 1930 Haney, John Louis 1877 1960 A Dutch Boy Fifty Years After Reading ease score: 67.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Al Haines "A Dutch Boy Fifty Years After" by Edward William Bok is an autobiographical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the life of Edward Bok, who emigrates from the Netherlands to America as a young boy and his journey towards becoming an influential journalist and editor. The narrative examines themes of Americanization, education, and personal growth, set against the backdrop of Bok's early challenges and triumphs in a foreign land. The opening of the memoir introduces Edward Bok and his family as they arrive in America in 1870. The narrative describes the struggles they face in adjusting to their new life, highlighting how young Edward copes with the challenges of learning English and navigating school as a newcomer. It also showcases Bok's resourcefulness and determination to contribute to his family's income, as he begins to take on various jobs, including cleaning a bakery window and delivering newspapers. These early experiences set the stage for Bok's future endeavors, emphasizing the importance of perseverance, education, and self-reliance in shaping his character and trajectory. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Bok, Edward William, 1863-1930 Ladies' Home Journal Periodical editors -- United States -- Biography Dutch Americans -- Biography PN Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature 444702 437352 2024-10-07T07:58:15.454017 2023-09-07T09:04:50.662473 text/html text/html 432004 2020-12-14T12:59:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 440538 2020-12-14T12:59:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 536407 2024-10-07T07:58:24.498998 application/epub+zip 543427 2024-10-07T07:58:18.757986 application/epub+zip 237329 2024-10-07T07:58:17.447005 application/epub+zip 756216 2024-10-07T07:58:28.876925 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 724832 2024-10-07T07:58:23.558981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388209 2022-09-08T00:26:32.919443 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405712 405701 2024-10-07T07:58:14.382000 2023-09-07T09:04:49.891470 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 405540 2020-12-14T12:59:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 152139 2020-12-14T12:59:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 405547 2020-12-14T12:59:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152132 2020-12-14T12:59:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22514 2024-10-07T07:58:29.019928 application/rdf+xml 15894 2024-10-07T07:58:18.023006 image/jpeg 3900 2024-10-07T07:58:17.733997 image/jpeg 523229 2024-10-07T07:58:15.511005 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia