Call Me Chris: The Americanization of a Frisian Son

by Julie A. Norris

The year is 1925. Following Germany's loss of World War I, her citizens are suffering from hunger, poverty and political chaos as their country is held responsible for severe reparation payments as defined in the Versailles Treaty. A family in Northern Friesland makes the difficult and moving decision to send their oldest son to the United States to be a farm laborer. His earnings from his seven-year tenure may be the only financial resource his loved...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1519147546
• ISBN13: 9781519147547
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"