Project Gutenberg 2010-02-09 Public domain in the USA. 187 Heijnes, Hendrik Jacobus 1936 Noorden, Frans van 1887 1961 Noorden, Frans Van Noorden, Frans van‏ (Franciscus Martinus) Bij ons in Noord-Holland 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.) Reading ease score: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. nl North Holland (Netherlands) DJ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: History - Other Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 235923 2025-06-13T03:40:07.725020 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 687678 2025-06-13T03:40:17.054970 application/epub+zip 688598 2025-06-13T03:40:11.888946 application/epub+zip 154565 2025-06-13T03:40:09.900011 application/epub+zip 1137482 2025-06-13T03:40:20.580912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1113519 2025-06-13T03:40:15.551950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239719 2022-09-14T10:56:02.861032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209553 2025-06-13T03:40:06.848043 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 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 18597 2025-06-13T03:40:20.745907 application/rdf+xml 11355 2025-06-13T03:40:10.470984 image/jpeg 2957 2025-06-13T03:40:10.178011 image/jpeg 665000 2025-06-13T03:40:07.804975 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog