Beverwijck by Janny Venema
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."Janny Venema has written an exemplary work that sets a high standard for future research into the communities of New NetherlandAs 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
Janny Venema is a Project Associate at the New Netherland Project, which is responsible for translating the official records of the Dutch colony and promoting awareness of the Dutch role in American history.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780791460795 |
| ISBN 10 | 0791460797 |
| Title | Beverwijck |
| Author | Janny Venema |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | State University of New York Press |
| Year published | 2003-10-23 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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