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Friesen, Victor Carl

The Windmill Turning - Nursery Rhymes, Maxims, and Other Expressions of Western Canadian Mennonites

University of Alberta Press, 1988

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Year of publication
1988
ISBN
0888641184
Place of printing
Alberta
Author
Friesen, Victor Carl
Publishers
University of Alberta Press
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Edition
F First Edition
Keyword
The Windmill Turning - Nursery Rhymes, Maxims, and Other Expressions of Western Canadian Mennonites Alberta, Prairies Folklore Mennonites Canada History Low German, Literature Canadiana
Binding description
J H Very Good Hardcover
State of preservation
Very Good
Languages
English
Binding
Hardcover
First edition
Yes

Description

139 pages including index, basic vocabulary and grammar notes. "A collection of 450 pieces of Western Canadian Mennonite folklore - nursery rhymes, songs, and maxims, presented in both Plautdietsch and English. Also includes a concise description of these Mennonites - their history and language, plus a literary analysis of their folklore." - paraphrased from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart cover. A nice copy. Book