McManus Blanche
How the Dutch Came to Manhattan: Penned and Pictured
Hardcover
(Forgotten Books Nov. 22, 2017)
Excerpt from How the Dutch Came to Manhattan: Penned and Pictured
As a nation of sea-farers and traders, the Dutch acquired an enviable reputation, and for them to have so successfully founded a commercial colony was but to have been expected.
The history of the city of New York has been ably and exhaustively treated by many notable writers, and to them, as well as to other prolific sources, we are indebted for the verification of our facts.
The arrangement herein follows no previously conceived plan or outline, except that it supplements the first book of the series, The Voyage of the Mayflower, but forms in itself a true chronicle of the events of the early Dutch occupation of Man hattan Island from its beginnings to its final reversion into English hands.
Personalities have been avoided, except so far ashas seemed necessary and advisable in order to retain the point and purpose of the text; namely, that it shall appear pleasing and attractive as well as truthful and correct; for the same reason general ities mostly have been dealt with, and a detailed statement only expressed where it commemorates some especially significant event.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
As a nation of sea-farers and traders, the Dutch acquired an enviable reputation, and for them to have so successfully founded a commercial colony was but to have been expected.
The history of the city of New York has been ably and exhaustively treated by many notable writers, and to them, as well as to other prolific sources, we are indebted for the verification of our facts.
The arrangement herein follows no previously conceived plan or outline, except that it supplements the first book of the series, The Voyage of the Mayflower, but forms in itself a true chronicle of the events of the early Dutch occupation of Man hattan Island from its beginnings to its final reversion into English hands.
Personalities have been avoided, except so far ashas seemed necessary and advisable in order to retain the point and purpose of the text; namely, that it shall appear pleasing and attractive as well as truthful and correct; for the same reason general ities mostly have been dealt with, and a detailed statement only expressed where it commemorates some especially significant event.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
- ISBN
- 0331653605 / 9780331653601
- Pages
- 86
- Weight
- 9.6 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.98 x 0.25 in.
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