Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates
Mary Mapes Dodge
$20.00

Classic children’s story set in 19th century Netherlands by Mary Mapes Dodge, an American author. Through this story, speed skating on canals was introduced to Americans. Hans is the hero as he not only forfeits a race to help a needier boy win the monetary prize, but by his actions changes the heart of a doctor who treats his father.