Narrative biography of the author's Dutch ancestor and his political and economic contribution during mid 17th Century.

Unabashed I saw to him over here, however, he did not note me, was deepened too much in talks with his neighbors. By my looks I tried to signal that he could appeal to me that I am ready for every kind of the conquest, however, he appreciated me of no look and thus separated unnoticed our ways. Days later we met again. My heart rests and my hand trembled when I gave him my phone number. Non-binding "I contact" on parting and endless waiting began. If it meets pass, too many hours have, however then if one has already almost given up; actually, hope, nevertheless, he still comes, the phone call. We always met on occasion, became acquainted carefully and curiously and bit by bit he started, in quite a special kind to struggle in my heart. An unusual romance began and he turned out my congenial. We spent wonderful years, everything was perfect, the luck seemed to be perfect, and nothing could separate us. We experienced a lot, had fun in the life, in new ideas and realized them. How often I had asked myself whether this respect with him is a dream. But it was no dream; we were the principal characters in a special connection which was built up with love and desire. However, one day the destiny met me hard, I became ill. Fear overcame me to lose fear the people who means to me more than all other in the world. And then he was there ..., the sundown.

This exciting book introduces readers to the life and career of baseball star Gerrit Cole. Colorful spreads, fun facts, interesting sidebars, and a map of important places in his life make this a thrilling read for young sports fans.

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Gerrit de Waal’s world is thrown into confusion when his seafaring father’s ship mysteriously disappears in the Indian Ocean in 1694. He’s eight years old and growing up in cosmopolitan Middelburg, Zeeland, during the Dutch Golden Age. How will he survive to adulthood? At twenty-six, determined to find out what happened to his father, Gerrit signs on as senior carpenter aboard the Zuytdorp. He wants to trace his father’s footsteps and see if he can be found. What if his ship was wrecked off the coast of Eendrachtsland? (Known to us as Western Australia.) Gerrit will do anything to see if the crew survived. Brilliant glass technician Stefan Novak uses the notes, charts and sketches of his friend, celebrated Aboriginal Australian sculptor Lennard Currie, to write a novel based on Gerrit’s life. Lennard has researched the de Waal family and believes that his family tree intertwines with theirs. The Life and Times of Gerrit de Waal is Book Two in The Truth and Reconciliation Trilogy.