Dutch Uncle Author:Marilyn Durham The Dutch Uncle is set during the late nineteenth century. The Dutch uncle is Jake Hollander, described by Piekarski as "an aging gunslinger turned professional gambler." He finds himself in the small mining town of Arredondo, New Mexico, where the isolated miners have spent their savings to import mail-order brides. Through a sequence of unfors... more »eeable events, Hollander becomes the town marshal, the defender of a wagonload of hopeful brides, and the foster parent of two Mexican orphans. Hollander is drawn gradually into the life of the community and reluctantly into a relationship with a local spinster.« less