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BEVERWIJCK: A DUTCH VILLAGE ON THE AMERICAN FRONTIER, 1652-1664 By Janny Venema **BRAND NEW**.

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Beverwijck explores the rich history and Dutch heritage of one of North America's oldest cities--Albany, New York. Drawing on documents translated from the colonial Dutch as well as maps, architectural drawings, and English-language sources, Janny Venema paints a lively picture of everyday life in colonial America. In 1652, Petrus Stuyvesant, director general of New Netherland, established a court at Fort Orange, on the west side of New York State's upper Hudson River. The area within three thousand feet of the fort became the village of Beverwijck. From the time of its establishment until 1664, when the English conquered New Netherland and changed the name of the settlement to Albany, Beverwijck underwent rapid development as newly wealthy traders, craftsmen, and other workers built houses, roads, bridges, and a school, as well as a number of inns. A well-organized system of poor relief also helped less wealthy settlers survive in the harsh colonial conditions. Venema's careful research shows that although Beverwijck resembled villages in the Dutch Republic in many ways, it quickly took on features of the new, "American" society that was already coming into being.

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Publisher
STATE University of New York Press
ISBN-10
0791460800
ISBN-13
9780791460801
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5935453

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Book Title
Beverwijck : a Dutch Village on the American Frontier, 1652-1664
Author
Janny Venema
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies
Publication Year
2003
Genre
History, Social Science
Number of Pages
528 Pages

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Item Length
9.5in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
27.3 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
F129.A357v46 2003
Reviews
"Janny Venema has written an exemplary work that sets a high standard for future research into the communities of New Netherland. As further Dutch records become available, it is to be hoped that other scholars will follow her impressive example and apply her thorough methodologies to many other areas of New Netherland." -- The Weathercock "...[Venema is] expertly qualified to write a well-researched and appropriately contextualized study of Beverwijck ... [it] is a strong addition to New Netherland studies and will remain the most authoritative study of a Dutch community in seventeenth-century North America for considerable time." -- H-Net Reviews (H-Low-Countries) "...[Venema] has provided a service to those who work in New Netherland history by uncovering such vast amounts of significant and overlooked data, and by making a significant contribution to the continual revision of New Netherland history." -- H-Net Reviews (H-Atlantic) "As a native of Nijeveen, Netherlands, and a recent Albany resident, Venema brings unique talents to unearthing the story of early Albany ... Beverwijck is highly recommended for people interested in Albany and New York history. It is also a valuable reference for people interested in the history of the American frontier, colonial women, entrepreneurs, religion and social policy." -- Schenectady Sunday Gazette "Beverwijck is a welcome addition to the growing body of literature, based largely on Dutch-language sources, about seventeenth-century New Netherland. Venema has amassed an impressive array of information and presented it in a logical and usable form ... [This text] will undoubtedly find a place on many scholars' and libraries' shelves ... as the preeminent reference work on the Dutch community of Beverwijck on the upper Hudson." -- Itinerario "A sweeping, groundbreaking book on the city's earliest history." -- Albany Times Union
Table of Content
(Abridged) Acknowledgments Glossary Introduction Problem defined Historiography and definition Method and sources I: Constructing a village: material planning Van Slichtenhorst, Rensselaerswijck, and the Indians Planning a center for Rensselaerswijck Development of Beverwijck Constructions of general interest to the community Conclusion II: Beverwijck: Creating an orderly village Beverwijck's society Stabilizing factors in a new society: The state Stabilizing factors in a new society: The church A new environment: Contacts with Indians Conclusion III: The Van Rensselaers as commercial entrepreneurs Trade in the upper Hudson The Van Rensselaers and the trade Place in the community; Life style Conclusion IV: Successful burghers Dirck Jansz Croon Pieter Hartgers Volckert Jansz Philip Pietersz Schuyler Sander Leendertsz Glen Conclusion V: Busy workers Blacksmiths and gunstock makers Bakers Brewers Tavern keepers Conclusion VI: Strategies of survival Living conditions Poverty: definition and size Organization of poor relief in Beverwijck Strategy Methods Supervision The poor in the community Conclusion Conclusion Abbreviations Notes Appendices Unpublished primary sources Bibliography Samenvatting List of maps and illustrations Personal Name index Geographical index Curriculum Vitae
Copyright Date
2003
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2003-054445
Dewey Decimal
974.7/4302
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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