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Publish Date June 14, 2010
Dimensions Standard Portrait 80 pgs Premium Paper, lustre finish
Category History
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Arnold Van Puymbroeck
The First Eighty Years - A Tribute to the Man Who Led the Belgian Colony of Chicago for Fifty Years (1952-2002) Second Edition Sponsored by and for the Benefit of The Belgian American Historical Society & The Belgian American Club of Chicago
By David Baeckelandt debendevan
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MarieLouise5 says
In this new book, Arnold Van Puymbroeck: The First Eighty Years, historian David Baeckelandt chronicles Arnold’s life and tells the story of the Belgian community in Chicago up to the present time. He describes Arnold growing up in Vrasene, traveling to America in 1952, becoming a janitor in Chicago, and starting a family. The intertwined history of the janitors’ union and the Belgian-American Club of Chicago is well covered. The book shows how Arnold was either the organizer or the guiding light of the many activities of the Belgian community in Chicago: group visits to Belgium, archery, cycling, veterans marching, band playing, dancing, picnics, and others. The book is illustrated with many photographs and images of original documents. It is readable and we recommend it highly.
posted at 09:52am Jul 12 PST