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

This volume covers the history of the Dutch colony New Netherland on the North American continent, dealing with themes such as the patterns of immigration, gove

This volume covers the history of the Dutch colony New Netherland on the North American continent, dealing with themes such as the patterns of immigration, gove

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

The settlers of New Netherland were obligated to uphold religious toleration as a legal right by the Dutch Republic's founding document, the 1579 Union of Utrec