About this item
Funny and at times tragic. We follow along as the de Jong family runs their dairy milk farm in Alphen a/d Ryn, Holland, through the depression, World War II and the post war economic collapse. This is the true story of how they persevered and showed their resilience while their ever growing family struggled through the depression and the German occupation of Holland during World War II, utilizing the Black Market to feed and care for their large family. Arie Sr. and Maartje wanted to give their children the opportunity of being successful by living in America. Everyone in their family worked as a unit saving every penny they could in order to pay for their sea voyage and immigration to America, where they built a dairy empire.
About the Author
Claudia Aragon lives in California with her husband and daughter, a 16 year old Beagle named Romeo and the newest member of her family, Brutus, a rescued Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog.
Claudia's books; Call of the Ocean Muse, The American Dream, Separated By Midnight, and Collin of Terraneese are available at Createspace.com, Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble online.
Her writing has been featured in The San Diego Reader, The Paper, The Sacramento, Chico and Tahoe News and Review papers, as well as, The Poway Patch online newspaper. Claudia's writing credits also include Womens Surf Style Magazine, Adventures for the Average Woman, Tough Lit, Ideagems and Green Prints magazines. Her poem, "You Move Me" was featured in the 2013 Magee Park Poets Anthology and her poem, Blush of the Bloom ia featured in the 2016-2017 San Diego Poetry Annual.
