A Dutch Boy Fifty Years After
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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.
Chapters (60)
- A DUTCH BOY FIFTY YEARS AFTER
- EDWARD BOK
- ADAPTED FROM "THE AMERICANIZATION OF EDWARD BOK"
- JOHN LOUIS HANEY, PH.D.
- CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS NEW YORK CHICAGO BOSTON ATLANTA SAN FRANCISCO 1921
- TO THE SCHOOLBOYS AND SCHOOLGIRLS OF AMERICA I DEDICATE THIS STORY OF A BOY WHO BELIEVED THAT AN OBSTACLE IS NOT SOMETHING TO BE AFRAID OF BUT IS ONLY A DIFFICULTY TO BE OVERCOME AND WHO TOOK FOR HIS MOTTO AS I HOPE EVERY ONE WHO READS THESE PAGES WILL DO THESE LINES BY MADELINE S. BRIDGES: "Give to the world the best you have And the best will come back to you."
- INTRODUCTION
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- Edward W. Bok . . . Frontispiece Edward Bok at the age of six Edward Bok's birthplace at Helder, Netherlands The grandmother The Dutch grandfather [Transcriber's note: missing from book] Where Edward Bok is happiest: in his garden
- AN INTRODUCTION OF TWO PERSONS
- A DUTCH BOY FIFTY YEARS AFTER
- CHAPTER I
- THE FIRST DAYS IN AMERICA
- CHAPTER II
- THE FIRST JOB: FIFTY CENTS A WEEK
- CHAPTER III
- THE HUNGER FOR SELF-EDUCATION
- CHAPTER IV
- A PRESIDENTIAL FRIEND AND A BOSTON PILGRIMAGE
- CHAPTER V
- GOING TO THE THEATRE WITH LONGFELLOW
- CHAPTER VI
- PHILLIPS BROOKS'S BOOKS AND EMERSON'S MENTAL MIST
- CHAPTER VII
- A PLUNGE INTO WALL STREET
- CHAPTER VIII
- STARTING A NEWSPAPER SYNDICATE
- CHAPTER IX
- THE FIRST "WOMAN'S PAGE," "LITERARY LEAVES," AND ENTERING SCRIBNER'S
- CHAPTER X
- THE CHANCES FOR SUCCESS
- CHAPTER XI
- LAST YEARS IN NEW YORK
- CHAPTER XII
- SUCCESSFUL EDITORSHIP
- CHAPTER XIII
- BUILDING UP A MAGAZINE
- CHAPTER XIV
- MEETING A REVERSE OR TWO
- CHAPTER XV
- ADVENTURES IN ART AND IN CIVICS
- CHAPTER XVI
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT'S INFLUENCE
- CHAPTER XVII
- THE PRESIDENT AND THE BOY
- CHAPTER XVIII
- ADVENTURES IN MUSIC
- CHAPTER XIX
- A WAR MAGAZINE AND WAR ACTIVITIES
- CHAPTER XX
- THE THIRD PERIOD
- CHAPTER XXI
- WHERE AMERICA FELL SHORT WITH ME
- CHAPTER XXII
- WHAT I OWE TO AMERICA
- EDWARD WILLIAM BOK
- BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
- THE EXPRESSION OF A PERSONAL PLEASURE
- INDEX
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