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A Description Of New Netherland (The Iroquoians And Their World),Used
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This New Edition And Original Translation Of A Tract By Dutch Settler And Lawyer Van Der Donck Makes More Widely Accessible A Document Crucial For Understanding The History Of Dutch Colonization In North America. . . . This Document Is An Important Primary Source For Students And Researchers In Colonial Dutch History, The Settlement Of New York And North America More Generally, And The Understanding Of Indian Cultures In The Northeast. J. Mercantini, Choicethis Edition Of A Description Of New Netherland Provides The First Complete And Accurate Englishlanguage Translation Of An Essential Firsthand Account Of The Lives And World Of Dutch Colonists And Northeastern Native Communities In The Seventeenth Century. Adriaen Van Der Donck, A Graduate Of Leiden University In The 1640S, Became The Law Enforcement Officer For The Dutch Patroonship Of Rensselaerswijck, Located Along The Upper Hudson River. His Position Enabled Him To Interact Extensively With Dutch Colonists And The Local Algonquians And Iroquoians. An Astute Observer, Detailed Recorder, And Accessible Writer, Van Der Donck Was Ideally Situated To Write About His Experiences And The Natural And Cultural Worlds Around Him.Van Der Doncks Beschryvinge Van Nieuwnederlant Was First Published In 1655 And Then Expanded In 1656. An Inaccurate And Abbreviated English Translation Appeared In 1841 And Was Reprinted In 1968. This New Volume Features An Accurate, Polished Translation By Diederik Willem Goedhuys And Includes All The Material From The Original 1655 And 1656 Editions.The Result Is An Indispensable Firsthand Account With Enduring Value To Historians, Ethnohistorians, And Anthropologists.
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