new netherland

Using the most recent research, this volume examines how New York s history and culture were influenced by its complex past as a part of a Dutch colony known as New Netherland. Provides a detailed history of New York while it was under Dutch control and explores the lasting influence of New York s Dutch heritage. Includes important people involved in shaping New Netherland, including Adriaen Block, Petrus Stuyvesant, and others. The book features maps and primary sources to help illustrate the events that shaped New Netherland and New York State.

Draws on decades of research by historians, archaeologists, and linguists affiliated with the New Netherland Research Center under the direction of Charles Gehring and Janny Venema. Transcribed and translated seventeenth century Dutch colonial documents in the New York State Library and the New York State Archives have helped to revive the study of the Dutch contribution to the development of modern America.

A brief biography of Peter Stuyvesant, who became the last Director-General of New Netherland between 1647 and 1664 when New Amsterdam was captured by the British.

Tells the story of the Dutch colony known as New Netherland and includes information on related topics and figures such as seventeenth-century Dutch ships, the Hudson River, Native Americans, and Peter Stuyvesant.

A biography of the hot-tempered leader who, though intolerant and unpopular, brought major reforms to the colony of New Netherlands before its surrender to the British in 1664.

Illustrations and easy-to-follow text profiles the establishment of the Dutch colonial settlements of New Netherland, and describes the early settler's interactions with the Native Americans, the establishment of New Amsterdam, William Keift, and other related topics.

Describes the methods used by American archaeologists to learn about early Dutch settlers in North America.

Offers a brief historical overview of the first Dutch colonies in the Americas, and the men and women who settled them.