{"product_id":"the-windmill-turning-by-victor-carl-friesen-1988-first-edition-hardcover-western-canadian-mennonite-folklore","title":"The Windmill Turning by Victor Carl Friesen – 1988 First Edition Hardcover – Western Canadian Mennonite Folklore","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e very interesting Saskatchewan and Western Canadian cultural history book: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Windmill Turning: Nursery Rhymes, Maxims, and Other Expressions of Western Canadian Mennonites\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVictor Carl Friesen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished by the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUniversity of Alberta Press in 1988\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this hardcover first edition documents the folklore, language and traditions of Western Canadian Mennonites. The book collects hundreds of nursery rhymes, games, songs, sayings, maxims and other expressions, presented in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlautdietsch and English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, along with historical background, photographs and illustrations. Contemporary reviews describe the collection as an important record of Mennonite language and folklore. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.unb.ca\/fredericton\/arts\/_assets\/documents\/fr\/vol11_1989.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"\u003eUniversity of New Brunswick\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA strong regional-history title for collectors of Prairie, Mennonite, Saskatchewan, Manitoba or Western Canadian material.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Windmill Turning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSubtitle: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNursery Rhymes, Maxims, and Other Expressions of Western Canadian Mennonites\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVictor Carl Friesen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForeword by Al Reimer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUniversity of Alberta Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePublished: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1988\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover with dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eISBN: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0-88864-118-4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrated with black-and-white photographs and drawings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncludes Plautdietsch and English text\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCovers nursery rhymes, games, songs, maxims, sayings and Mennonite cultural history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePeriod bibliographic sources describe the work as containing roughly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e450 folklore items\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/title\/The-windmill-turning-%3A-Plautdietsch-folklore-%3A-450-nursery-rhymes-maxims-and-other-expressions-of-western-Canadian-Mennonites\/oclc\/82978107?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"\u003eWorldCat\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted by D. W. Friesen \u0026amp; Sons Ltd., Altona, Manitoba\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery good pre-owned condition overall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe hardcover binding appears solid and the interior pages are clean and readable. The illustrated dust jacket remains bright and attractive with some light edge, corner and handling wear consistent with age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is a small handwritten \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“1988”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e notation on the inside dust-jacket flap.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease review photos carefully for exact condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePickup and Shipping Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLocal pickup available in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePacific Heights, Saskatoon, SK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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