Death of a Notary - Conquest and Change in Colonial New York (Hardcover)

"He was the only one. He was the only man to have committed suicide in the town's seventeenth-century history." So begins Donna Merwick's fascinating tale of a Dutch notary who ended his life in his adopted community of Albany. In a major feat of historical reconstruction, she introduces us to Adriaen Janse van Ilpendam and the long-forgotten world he inhabited in Holland's North American colony. Her powerful narrative will make readers care for this quiet and studious man, an "ordinary" settler for whom the clash of empires brought tragedy.

General

Imprint:	Cornell University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 1999
Authors:	Donna Merwick
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-8014-3608-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > American history > 1500 to 1800 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Colonization & independence Books > History > American history > 1500 to 1800 Books > History > European history > 1500 to 1750 Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-8014-3608-7
Barcode:	9780801436086

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