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BL
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1008912
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b763282
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| Uniform Title
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Beschryvinge van Nieuvv-Nederlant.English
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| Main Entry
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Donck, Adriaen van der,1620-1655.
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| Title & Author
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A description of New Netherland /\ Adriaen van der Donck ; edited by Charles T. Gehring and William A. Starna ; translated by Diederik Willem Goedhuys ; foreword by Russell Shorto.
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| Publication Statement
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Lincoln :: University of Nebraska Press,, ©2008.
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| Series Statement
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The Iroquoians and their world
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (xxii, 176 pages) :: map
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| ISBN
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0803219393
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: 1281958492
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: 6611958495
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: 9780803219397
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: 9781281958495
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: 9786611958497
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0803210884
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9780803210882
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-170) and index.
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| Contents
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Publication history of Adriaen van der Donck's A Description of New Netherland; Map of New Netherland; The country; Of the manners and extraordinary qualities of the original natives of New Netherland; Of the nature, amazing ways, and properties of the beavers; A conversation between adutch patriot and a newnetherlander concerning thecondition of new netherland; Appendix; Notes; Index.
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| Abstract
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This edition of A Description of New Netherland provides the first complete and accurate English-language translation of an essential first-hand 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, a.
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West-Indische Compagnie (Netherlands)-- History-- 17th century.
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West-Indische Compagnie (Netherlands)
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Dutch-- New York (State)-- History-- 17th century.
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Indians of North America-- New York (State)-- History-- 17th century.
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Dutch.
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HISTORY-- State Local-- General.
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HISTORY-- State Local.
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HISTORY-- United States-- Colonial Period (1600-1775)
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Indians of North America.
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Travel.
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New Netherland, Description and travel.
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New Netherland, History.
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New York (State), Description and travel, Early works to 1800.
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New York (State), History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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New York (State)
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United States, New Netherland.
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| Dewey Classification
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974.7/02
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| LC Classification
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F122.1.D6613 2008eb
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| Added Entry
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Gehring, Charles T.,1939-
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Goedhuys, D. W., (Diederik Willem)
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Starna, William A.
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