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Drawing on the latest research, leading scholars shed new light on the culture, society, and legacy of the New Netherland colony.

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Author:   New Netherland Institute
Publisher:   Mount Ida Press
Imprint:   Mount Ida Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.626kg
ISBN:  

9780962536854

ISBN 10:   0962536857
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   19 March 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Martha Dickinson Shattuck Three Conversations Russell Shorto Henry Hudson: New World, New World View William T. Reynolds The Native Dutch Experience in the Mohawk Valley William A. Starna Jews in New Netherland: An Atlantic Perspective Noah L. Gelfand Fortune in the New World: Jan Jansz Damen in America Jaap Jacobs Translated by Elisabeth Paling Funk Barber-Surgeons in New Netherland and Early New York Peter R. Christoph Glimpses of Childhood in the Colony of New Netherland Adriana E. van Zwieten Bread: Staff of Dutch Life in the Old and New World Peter G. Rose From Amsterdam to New Amsterdam: Washington Irving, the Dutch St. Nicholas, and the American Santa Claus Elisabeth Paling Funk Searching for True Love: Letters from Kiliaen van Rensselaer Janny Venema Family and Faction: The Dutch Roots of Colonial New York's Factional Politics David William Voorhees Why New Netherland Matters Joyce D. Goodfriend Contributors Index New Netherland Institute Membership Information

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"""...a refreshing glance at the culture and society of New Netherland ... This work is suggestive of the need for further scholarship, and the ample documentation is a guide to the extensive source materials."" - CHOICE"

...a refreshing glance at the culture and society of New Netherland ... This work is suggestive of the need for further scholarship, and the ample documentation is a guide to the extensive source materials. - CHOICE

Author Information

The New Netherland Institute is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to enhance the understanding of the Dutch history of colonial America by supporting the translation and publication of early Dutch documents through the New Netherland Project and to increase public awareness of the influence of Dutch heritage on American institutions and culture through academic collaboration, seminars, conferences, publications, internships, lectures, and research assistance.

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