Author: VAN RENSSELAER, MARIANA, GRISWOLD
Title: History of the City of New York in the Seventeenth Century. Volume II: New York Under the Stuarts
Description: Cosimo Classics, 2007.. (originally published 1909) XII + 640 p., extensive bibliogrpahy and index HARDCOVER: (Orig. fine dusk-blue cloth with gilt lettering at spine . Fine decorative dust jacket. UNREAD BRANDNEW) ¶ The RARE hardcover edition Devoted to the study of art and architecture, American author MARIANA GRISWOLD VAN RENSSELAER (1851-1934) was born in New York City . Van Rensselaer picks up in 1664 during the reconstruction of New Netherland following its loss to England and goes on to chart the city’s changing character as the Dutch and English vie for political and cultural influence. Growing by fits and starts, this city of only several thousand people is revealed in all its awkward infancy, from its early revolts and uprisings through its command by the militia in 1689~1691. This is a fascinating and detailed account, perfect for students, historians, and anyone with an interest in pre-Revolutionary New York.

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