Anthology of New Netherland, Or, Translations from the Early Dutch Poets of New York
Anthology of New Netherland, Or, Translations from the Early Dutch Poets of New York

Author: Henry Cruse Murphy

Publisher:

Published: 1865

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13:

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CONTENTS.--no. 1. Papers concerning the attack on Hatfield and Deerfield, by a party of Indians from Canada, September nineteenth, 1677 [ed. by F.B. Hough] 1859.--no. 2. The Croakers, by J.R. Drake and F.G. Halleck. 1860.--no. 3. The operations of the French fleet under the Count de Grasse in 1781-2 as described in two contemporaneous journals [ed. by J.D.G. Shea] 1864.--[extra no.] Memorial of John Allan [by E.A. Duyckinck] 1864.--no. 4. Anthology of New Netherland; or, Translations from the early Dutch poets of New York; by H.C. Murphy. 1865--no. 5. Narratives of the career of Hernando de Soto in the conquest of Florida ... tr. by B. Smith. 1866.--no. 6. The northern invasion of October, 1780; a series of papers ... with an introduction and notes by F.B. Hough. 1866.--no. 7. The army correspondence of Colonel John Laurens in the years 1777-8, with a memoir by W.G. Simms. 1867.

The Colony of New Netherland
The Colony of New Netherland

Author: Jaap Jacobs

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 9780801475160

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The Dutch involvement in North America started after Henry Hudson, sailing under a Dutch flag in 1609, traveled up the river that would later bear his name. The Dutch control of the region was short-lived, but had profound effects on the Hudson Valley region. In The Colony of New Netherland, Jaap Jacobs offers a comprehensive history of the Dutch colony on the Hudson from the first trading voyages in the 1610s to 1674, when the Dutch ceded the colony to the English. As Jacobs shows, New Netherland offers a distinctive example of economic colonization and in its social and religious profile represents a noteworthy divergence from the English colonization in North America. Centered around New Amsterdam on the island of Manhattan, the colony extended north to present-day Schenectady, New York, east to central Connecticut, and south to the border shared by Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, leaving an indelible imprint on the culture, political geography, and language of the early modern mid-Atlantic region. Dutch colonists' vivid accounts of the land and people of the area shaped European perceptions of this bountiful land; their own activities had a lasting effect on land use and the flora and fauna of New York State, in particular, as well as on relations with the Native people with whom they traded. Sure to become readers' first reference to this crucial phase of American early colonial history, The Colony of New Netherland is a multifaceted and detailed depiction of life in the colony, from exploration and settlement through governance, trade, and agriculture. Jacobs gives a keen sense of the built environment and social relations of the Dutch colonists and closely examines the influence of the church and the social system adapted from that of the Dutch Republic. Although Jacobs focuses his narrative on the realities of quotidian existence in the colony, he considers that way of life in the broader context of the Dutch Atlantic and in comparison to other European settlements in North America.

The Penguin Book of Dutch Short Stories
The Penguin Book of Dutch Short Stories

Author: Joost Zwagerman

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2016-09-29

Total Pages: 661

ISBN-13: 0141395737

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'The stories here will provoke, delight and impress. Joost Zwagerman's selection forms a fascinating guidebook to a landscape you'll surely want to wander in again.' Clare Lowden, TLS 'There is a lot of northern European melancholy in the collection, though often tinged with wry humour...an excellent book' Jonathan Gibbs, Minor Literatures 'We were kids - but good kids. If I may say so myself. We're much smarter now, so smart it's pathetic. Except for Bavink, who went crazy' A husband forms gruesome plans for his new fridge; a government employee has a haunting experience on his commute home; prisoners serve as entertainment for wealthy party guests; an army officer suffers a monstrous tropical illness. These short stories contain some of the most groundbreaking and innovative writing in Dutch literature from 1915 to the present day, with most pieces appearing here in English for the first time. Blending unforgettable snapshots of the realities of everyday life with surrealism, fantasy and subversion, this collection shows Dutch writing to be an integral part of world literary history. Joost Zwagerman (1963-2015) was a novelist, poet, essayist and editor of several anthologies. He started his career as a writer with bestselling novels, describing the atmosphere of the 1980s and 1990s, such as Gimmick!(1988) and False Light (1991). In later years, he concentrated on writing essays - notably on pop culture and visual arts - and poetry. Suicide was the theme of the novel Six Stars (2002). He took his own life just after having published a new collection of essays on art, The Museum of Light.

New Netherland in a Nutshell
New Netherland in a Nutshell

Author: Firth Haring Fabend

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 139

ISBN-13: 9780988171114

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"The story of New Netherland is told in a highly readable fashion suitable for anyone unfamiliar with this important chapter in U.S. colonial history. From the exploration of Henry Hudson in 1609 to the final transfer of the Dutch colony to the English in 1674,this book introduces key aspects of New Netherland: the multicultural makeup of the population, the privatization of colonization, the ability to survive with meager means against overwhelming odds, and the transfer of distinctive Dutch traits, such as toleration, free trade, and social mobility, all of which persisted long after New Netherland became New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and parts of Connecticut and Pennsylvania. New Netherland in a Nutshell will satisfy the questions: who were the Dutch, why did they come here, and what did they do once they got here?" -- Publisher's description.

The Broadview Anthology of American Literature Concise Volume 1: Beginnings to Reconstruction
The Broadview Anthology of American Literature Concise Volume 1: Beginnings to Reconstruction

Author: Derrick R. Spires

Publisher: Broadview Press

Published: 2023-02-06

Total Pages: 1530

ISBN-13: 177048888X

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Guided by the latest scholarship in American literary studies, and deeply committed to inclusiveness, social responsibility, and rigorous contextualization, The Broadview Anthology of American Literature balances representation of widely agreed-upon major works with a thoroughgoing reassessment of the canon that emphasizes American literature’s diversity, variety, breadth, and connections with the rest of the Americas. This concise volume represents American literature from its pre-contact Indigenous beginnings through the Reconstruction period, offering a more streamlined alternative to the full two-volume set covering the same timespan. Highlights of Concise Volume 1: Beginnings to Reconstruction • Complete texts of Mary Rowlandson’s captivity narrative; Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave; and Benito Cereno • In-depth thematic sections on such topics as “Rebellions and Revolutions,” “Print Culture and Popular Literature,” and “Expansion, Native American Expulsion, and Manifest Destiny” • More extensive coverage of Indigenous oral and visual literature and African American oral literature than in competing anthologies • Full author sections in the anthology are devoted to authors such as Anne Hutchinson, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Briton Hammon, Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, José María Heredia, Black Hawk, and many others • Extensive online component offers well over a thousand pages of additional readings and other resources