April 2, 2025
HANS BRINKER OR THE SILVER SKATES~MARY MAPES DODGE~HB~EDNA COOKE ILLUSTRATOR
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HANS BRINKER OR THE SILVER SKATES [Hardcover]MARY MAPES DODGE (Author), EDNA COOKE (Illustrator) HARDBACK, NO DUST JACKET, VERY EARLY PRINT, SLIGHT EDGE EAR INSCRIPTION ON FLYLEAF Book is wrapped in mylar Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates (full title - Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates: A Story of Life in Holland) is a novel by American author Mary Mapes Dodge, first published in 1865. The novel takes place in the Netherlands, and is a very colorful fictional portrait of early nineteenth-century Dutch life, as well as an inspirational tale of youthful honor. The title of the book refers to the beautiful silver skates to be awarded to winner of the ice-skating race Hans Brinker hopes to enter. The novel introduced the sport of Dutch speed skating to Americans, and in U.S. media Hans Brinker is still considered the prototypical speed skater. T he book is also notable for popularizing the story of the little Dutch boy who plugs a dike with his finger. Hardcover Publisher: MACRAE SMITH, PHILADELPHIA (1920)
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