A Search for Two Quarters

Harmen van der Lee left his home in the Netherlands at the age of twenty-four, ready for adventure. He promised his mother that he would write home every week. Write home he did – telling tales of new sights, hard work, tragedy and practical jokes. Now over a hundred years later, the author Elizabeth (van der Lee) McBain shares the wonder of her father Harmen’s translated letters. She also provides us with background information that helps us understand his point-of-view. Travel along, as Harmen eloquently describes life in a young Canada.