New Netherland : : A Dutch Colony in Seventeenth-Century America / / Jaap Jacobs.

• Superior document: The Atlantic World ; 3
• VerfasserIn: Jacobs, Jaap,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden;, Boston : : BRILL,, 2004.
• Year of Publication: 2004
• Language: English
• Series: The Atlantic World ; 3.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (603 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This volume covers the history of the Dutch colony New Netherland on the North American continent. Based on extensive research of archival material on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, much of which has not been previously used, this work provides the most complete overview yet of a colony that has been generally neglected by historians. The chapters deal with themes such as patterns of immigration, government and justice, economy, religion, social structure, material culture, and mentality of the colonists. This book will be very useful not just for students of Dutch colonial history, but also for scholars in early American history.

Table of Contents

Preface -- Glossary -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. 'A Blessed Country, where Milk and Honey Flow' -- 2. 'The Peopling of Such Empty and Unfurnished Lands' -- 3. 'The Exercise of Justice and Government' -- 4. 'The Trade, that Really Concerns us' -- 5. 'God's Church and Honor Should be Cared for' -- 6. 'Each According to his Condition, State, and Circumstances' -- 7. 'In Such a Far Distant Country, Separated from all the Friends' -- Conclusion -- Appendixes -- List of Archival Sources -- Bibliography -- Illustrations -- Index.