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Dutch New York - The Roots of Hudson Valley Culture (Paperback)
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Dutch New York - The Roots of Hudson Valley Culture (Paperback)
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The 2009 quadricentennial celebrations commemorating the discovery
of the Hudson River by Henry Hudson will also spotlight one of our
deepest and most enduring national legacies-the Dutch presence that
has shaped not just the Hudson Valley but four centuries of
American life. This lavishly illustrated book, a companion to the
exhibition opening in June 2009 at the Hudson River Museum, takes
needed stock of the remarkable past created by the settlers of New
Netherlands. Although the Dutch controlled the Hudson Valley only
until ceding it to the British in 1664, the Dutch established the
towns and cities that today define the region-from New Amsterdam
upriver to Fort Orange, today's Albany. The Dutch heritage lives
on, not only in historic estates or Dutch-named places like the
Bronx or Yonkers but also in commerce, law, politics, religion,
art, and culture. In thirteen original essays, this book traverses
those four centuries to enrich and expand our understanding of
America's origins. The essays, written by a superb team of
distinguished scholars, are grouped into five chronological
frames-1609, 1709, 1809, 1909, and 2009-each marking a key point in
the history of the Dutch in the valley. The topics range widely,
from patterns of settlement and the Dutch encounter with slavery
and Native America to Dutch influences in everything from
architecture and religion to material culture, language, and
literature. Based on fresh research, this book is at once a
fascinating introduction to a remarkable past and a much-needed new
look at the Dutch role in the region, in the story of America's
origins, and in creating the habits, styles, and practices
identified as quintessentially New York's.
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