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New Netherland : A Dutch Colony in Seventeenth-Century America.
Title:
New Netherland : A Dutch Colony in Seventeenth-Century America.
Author:
Jacobs, Jaap.
ISBN:
9781433707056
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (603 pages)
Contents:
Preface -- Glossary -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter One 'A Blessèd Country, where Milk and Honey Flow' -- Chapter Two 'The Peopling of Such Empty and Unfurnished Lands' -- Chapter Three 'The Exercise of Justice and Government' -- Chapter Four 'The Trade, that Really Concerns us' -- Chapter Five 'God's Church and Honor Should be Cared for' -- Chapter Six 'Each According to his Condition, State, and Circumstances' -- Chapter Seven 'In Such a Far Distant Country, Separated from all the Friends' -- Conclusion -- Appendixes -- List of Archival Sources -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
This volume covers the history of the Dutch colony New Netherland on the North American continent, dealing with themes such as the patterns of immigration, government and justice, the economy, religion, social structure, material culture, and mentality of the colonists.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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