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Your donation helps us continue to tell the story of the Dutch contribution to the colonial history of America and its legacy. Please know that every dollar you give supports us in our mission of preserving, promoting, and educating the world on the seventeenth-century Dutch colony of New Netherland.

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We would like to share New Netherland history with you. If you made a $25 donation above, feel free to select either Firth Fabend's New Netherland in a Nutshell OR Explorers, Fortunes, and Love Letters, an edited collection of articles on various aspect of New Netherland history. If you contribute $50 and you would like both books, click "Get Them Both!" If you would prefer to donate without receiving a book, please click "No book needed." At this time, the book offer is only available for U.S. addresses. Thank you for your understanding.

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New Netherland in a Nutshell: A Concise History of the Dutch Colony in North America

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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, the work 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.

Explorers, Fortunes and Love Letters: A Window on New Netherland

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The story of New Netherland is often overlooked in tales of the founding of America. The essays in Explorers, Fortunes and Love Letters: A Window on New Netherland offer a new perspective that takes the spotlight off the Puritans of New England and the settlers of Jamestown, Virginia, and instead offers striking arguments for casting the Dutch as central players in the American narrative. These twelve essays, written by preeminent historians of New Netherland, pull from diverse perspectives--social, cultural, intellectual, economic, and political--to weave together the dynamic and diverse history of the Dutch in America. These scholars explore all aspects of Dutch life, ranging from sailing methods to factional politics to written expressions of love. The authors discuss how settlers retained traditions from the Netherlands, such as the baking of bread, and how these traditions changed over time and became engrained in American culture--including the transformation of the Dutch St. Nicholas into today's Santa Claus. The colony of New Netherland was marked by its diversity, and this topic is explored in discussions of the relationship between Native Americans and Dutch settlers in the Mohawk Valley, the role of Jews in New Netherland, and the practice of slavery throughout the colony. The Dutch perspective on child-rearing practices is also examined, as well as the dream of attaining fortune in the New World.

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Receive both New Netherland in a Nutshell and Explorers, Fortunes, and Love Letters

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