Project Gutenberg 2010-02-09 Public domain in the USA. 46 Heijnes, Hendrik Jacobus 1936 Noorden, Frans van 1887 1961 Noorden, Frans Van Noorden, Frans van‏ (Franciscus Martinus) Bij ons in Noord-Holland Reading ease score: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Bij ons in Noord-Holland" by Hendrik Jacobus Heijnes is a land and ethnographic study written in the late 19th century. The work explores the characteristics of North Holland, its landscape, people, and cultural traits. Heijnes aims to provide both locals and those unfamiliar with the region an insight into the uniqueness of their home, highlighting the relationship between geography and identity. At the start of the book, Heijnes introduces North Holland's geography, noting that it has only three borders, with the northern side being open to the sea. He discusses the land's fertility, its lack of mountains, and the importance of the Zaan River. The author humorously portrays the characters of the region's inhabitants, emphasizing their practicality and down-to-earth nature, illustrated by anecdotes about local farming practices and customs. The introduction sets up a rich exploration of North Holland, mixing factual observations with his observations of local life, which he refers to as a source of pride for its residents. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl North Holland (Netherlands) DJ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Browsing: Travel & Geography 235802 235784 2024-10-13T09:44:20.248082 2023-09-14T03:37:41.669936 text/html text/html 235572 2021-01-06T03:52:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 594635 2021-01-06T03:52:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 687589 2024-10-13T09:44:29.413047 application/epub+zip 688582 2024-10-13T09:44:24.372048 application/epub+zip 154558 2024-10-13T09:44:22.412096 application/epub+zip 1137542 2024-10-13T09:44:32.873002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1113523 2024-10-13T09:44:27.938043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239719 2022-09-14T10:56:02.861032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209553 209485 2024-10-13T09:44:19.494109 2023-09-14T03:37:41.086906 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 209293 2021-01-06T03:52:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 80985 2021-01-06T03:52:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19599 2024-10-13T09:44:33.005995 application/rdf+xml 11355 2024-10-13T09:44:22.981046 image/jpeg 2957 2024-10-13T09:44:22.692045 image/jpeg 664959 2024-10-13T09:44:20.317081 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