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Author : Susan Jane Staffa
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (58 download)
Download or read book Schenectady Genesis: The colonial crucible, ca. 1661-1774 written by Susan Jane Staffa and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jaap Jacobs
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438450990
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)
Download or read book The Worlds of the Seventeenth-Century Hudson Valley written by Jaap Jacobs and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2014-05-08 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an in-depth introduction to the issues involved in the expansion of European interests to the Hudson River Valley, the cultural interaction that took place there, and the colonization of the region. Written in accessible language by leading scholars, these essays incorporate the latest historical insights as they explore the new world in which American Indians and Europeans interacted, the settlement of the Dutch colony that ensued from the exploration of the Hudson River, and the development of imperial and other networks which came to incorporate the Hudson Valley.
Author : Claire Hamilton
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 9781450231442
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (314 download)
Download or read book The Teller Pasture written by Claire Hamilton and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-07-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archaeological and archival documentation, including a 1756 surveyed map of the palisades surrounding the village, guides us through 350 years of Schenectady's history and paints a unique picture of one of Schenectady's hidden historical treasures-the Teller Pasture. Trace Schenectady's history as seen through the microcosm of the Teller pasture, a plot granted to Willem Teller, an original proprietor of the Schenectady Patent of 1664. Learn about the Schenectady stockades. Trace the history of the Dutch Colonial Teller House, including a rare account of its restoration in 1976. Learn about the North Street Stockade Line. Learn about boat-building on the Strand Street/River. View the only eighteenth century surveyed map showing the fortifications of Schenectady.
Author : John Gearing Esq
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Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (72 download)
Download or read book Schenectady Genesis, Volume II written by John Gearing Esq and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-26 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Schenectady Genesis, Volume II, is a follow-up to Susan Staffa's highly acclaimed first volume, the Colonial Crucible 1661-1774. This standalone volume traces the four most tumultuous decades in the history of Schenectady: from the ending of the French & Indian War into the War for Independence, and later Schenectady's own fight for independence from Albany. At the same time, the town was burgeoning into an economic powerhouse at the center of the international fur trade, while trying not to tear itself apart over who owned the town's Common Lands. This all plays against the growing friction of Schenectady's transition away from its Dutch roots into a town with a greater English influence. It is not a stretch to state the armies and militia from Schenectady, Albany and Tryon counties played major roles in securing the northern border and helping to turn the tide in the Battles of Saratoga and skirmishes throughout the Mohawk Valley. The work strongly captures the state of tension that enveloped the region as fears of invasion from the north echoed throughout the valley. While military coverage is one of the great strengths of the book, Schenectady Genesis, Volume II, is so much more than a broadsheet to stake military claims. Detailed explications and charts covering businesses and their owners, churches and religious figures, governmental leaders, the growth of education in the city, and the roles of everyday citizens are all here. Extensive and well-document endnotes provide a wealth of historical information from primary sources that add flesh to storylines that would otherwise be ignored. TestimonialsJohn Gearing's exhaustive research has produced a wonderful book that will delight those readers looking for a complete picture of the American Revolution in and around Schenectady. It is also much more than just the recounting of military maneuvers, as it explores the complex cultural and business aspects of American colonial life in the second half of the 18th century. - Bill Buell, Schenectady County HistorianJohn Gearing's engaging style weaves together a narrative of the political, commercial, and social life of Schenectady as it grew into a city. These stories connect us to our past, bringing to life the times and people who came before us. Schenectady Genesis, volumes I and II are a valuable resource for the historic preservation community, giving further evidence to why Schenectady's important history and unique cultural resources are worthy of preservation.- Gloria Kishton, Chair, Schenectady Heritage Foundation
Author : Susan Jane Staffa
Publisher : Purple Mountain PressLtd
ISBN 13 : 9781930098275
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (982 download)
Download or read book Schenectady Genesis: The colonial crucible, ca. 1661-1774 written by Susan Jane Staffa and published by Purple Mountain PressLtd. This book was released on 2004 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE EARLY CITIZENS of Schenectady made vital contributions to the survival of the English colonies and the formation of a new nation. The author analyzes the connections between the village's social and political hierarchies and family factions.
Author : Simon During
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674013711
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (137 download)
Download or read book Modern Enchantments written by Simon During and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magic, During suggests, has helped shape modern culture. Devoted to this deceptively simple proposition, During's work gets at the aesthetic questions at the very heart of the study of culture. How can the most ordinary arts—and by “magic,” During means not the supernatural, but the special effects and conjurings of magic shows—affect people?
Author : John Hayward
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Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
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Author : Bernard Bailyn
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Total Pages : 1406 pages
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Download or read book The Great Republic written by Bernard Bailyn and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 1406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Karl S. Hele
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
ISBN 13 : 1554580048
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (545 download)
Download or read book Lines Drawn Upon the Water written by Karl S. Hele and published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. This book was released on 2008-09-30 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings of a conference held at University of Western Ontario, London, Ont., Feb. 11-12, 2005.
Author : John Woolf Jordan
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Total Pages : 760 pages
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Download or read book Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania written by John Woolf Jordan and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Donna Merwick
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801487880
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (878 download)
Download or read book Death of a Notary written by Donna Merwick and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this award-winning book, Donna Merwick introduces us to Adriaen Janse van Ilpendam and the long-forgotten world he inhabited in Holland's North American colony.
Author : Fray Ramon Pané
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822382547
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)
Download or read book An Account of the Antiquities of the Indians written by Fray Ramon Pané and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1999-11-15 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accompanying Columbus on his second voyage to the New World in 1494 was a young Spanish friar named Ramón Pané. The friar’s assignment was to live among the “Indians” whom Columbus had “discovered” on the island of Hispaniola (today the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic), to learn their language, and to write a record of their lives and beliefs. While the culture of these indigenous people—who came to be known as the Taíno—is now extinct, the written record completed by Pané around 1498 has survived. This volume makes Pané’s landmark Account—the first book written in a European language on American soil—available in an annotated English edition. Edited by the noted Hispanist José Juan Arrom, Pané’s report is the only surviving direct source of information about the myths, ceremonies, and lives of the New World inhabitants whom Columbus first encountered. The friar’s text contains many linguistic and cultural observations, including descriptions of the Taíno people’s healing rituals and their beliefs about their souls after death. Pané provides the first known description of the use of the hallucinogen cohoba, and he recounts the use of idols in ritual ceremonies. The names, functions, and attributes of native gods; the mythological origin of the aboriginal people’s attitudes toward sex and gender; and their rich stories of creation are described as well.
Author : Jacqueline Jones
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780321429803
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)
Download or read book Created Equal written by Jacqueline Jones and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its inclusive view of American history, Created Equal, Brief Edition emphasizes social history–including the lives and labors of women, immigrants, working people, and minorities in all regions of the country–while delivering the basics of political and economic history. In this streamlined version of Created Equal, the authors have preserved the chronological framework and strong narrative thread, the rich tapestry of people and events, the engaging and illuminating stories, and the Interpreting History features of the original text, but have sharpened the presentation and prose condensing each chapter by 25 percent.
Author : Emily Johnston De Forest
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book A Walloon Family in America written by Emily Johnston De Forest and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Grace Elizabeth Vrooman Wickersham
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Total Pages : 360 pages
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Author : Robert J. Allison
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022630857X
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (263 download)
Download or read book The Crescent Obscured written by Robert J. Allison and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-12-10 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the beginning of the colonial period to the recent conflicts in the Middle East, encounters with the Muslim world have helped Americans define national identity and purpose. Focusing on America's encounter with the Barbary states of North Africa from 1776 to 1815, Robert Allison traces the perceptions and mis-perceptions of Islam in the American mind as the new nation constructed its ideology and system of government. "A powerful ending that explains how the experience with the Barbary states compelled many Americans to look inward . . . with increasing doubts about the institution of slavery." —David W. Lesch, Middle East Journal "Allison's incisive and informative account of the fledgling republic's encounter with the Muslim world is a revelation with a special pertinence to today's international scene." —Richard W. Bulliet, Journal of Interdisciplinary History "This book should be widely read. . . . Allison's study provides a context for understanding more recent developments, such as America's tendency to demonize figures like Iran's Khumaini, Libya's Qaddafi, and Iraq's Saddam." —Richard M. Eaton, Eighteenth Century Studies
Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 1588392953
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)
Download or read book Beyond Babylon written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2008 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important volume describes the art created in the second millennium B.C. for royal palaces, temples, and tombs from Mesopotamia, Syria, and Anatolia to Cyprus, Egypt, and the Aegean.
