{"product_id":"hans-brinker-or-the-silver-skates-1","title":"Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates","description":"xiv, 325, [1] pp. Dark green cloth, elaborate gilt and mint green decorations. Color frontispiece, color cameo on front board, illustrated endpapers, and illustrations throughout text by Clara M. Burd. Introduction by Ruth Ewing Hilpert. \"'Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates' (full title: 'Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates: A Story of Life in Holland') is a novel by American author Mary Mapes Dodge, first published in 1865. The novel takes place in the Netherlands and is a colorful fictional portrait of early 19th-century Dutch life, as well as a tale of youthful honor. The book's title refers to the beautiful silver skates to be awarded to the winner of the ice-skating race Hans Brinker hopes to enter. The novel introduced the sport of Dutch speed skating to Americans, and in U.S. media Hans Brinker is still considered the prototypical speed skater.\"","brand":"The John C. Winston Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":20731854061638,"sku":"2287162","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1232\/9510\/products\/2287162_cdb7385e-d54b-442f-bd3f-21eb08fd0674.jpg?v=1571426835","url":"https:\/\/ym-demo.myshopify.com\/products\/hans-brinker-or-the-silver-skates-1","provider":"Yesterday's Muse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}