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Light on New Netherland
A 2009 Project of the New Netherland Institute

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Henry Hudson Quadricentennial
Liber Amicorum
Authors List

“Reflections on Dutch America,” a publication of liber amicorum in praise of the Dutch-American heritage as initiated in New Netherland.  It will include an introductory essay by Russell Shorto followed by a series of 12-14 chapters by historians on a variety of topics germane to the Dutch experience in the New World and its relationship to modern times.  Designed to appeal to a general audience, it will also feature illustrations by Len Tantillo and will be edited by Dr. Martha D. Shattuck. Initial press run is expected to be 1000 copies. Selected individual chapters will also be printed and accompany the traveling exhibition.


Author Title
Russell Shorto The Dutch in New Netherland: An Overview
Peter Christoph Medicine and the Barber/Surgeon in New Netherland
Peter A. Douglas Dutch Renaissance: An Introduction to the New Netherland Project
Elisabeth P. Funk From Amsterdam to New Amsterdam: Washington Irving, the Dutch St. Nicholas, and the American Santa Claus
Noah L. Gelfand Jews in New Netherland-an Atlantic Context
Joyce D. Goodfriend Why New Netherland Matters
Jaap A. Jacobs Fortune in the New World: Jan Jansz Damen in America
Theo Prudon Dutch Architecture in New Netherland and Its Influence on the United States
Chip Reynolds Henry Hudson, His 1609 Voyage, What He Encountered, and Its influence on the Future US
Peter Rose Bread: Staff of Dutch Life
William A. Starna The Native-Dutch Experience in the Mohawk Valley
Janny Venema Aspects of the Van Rensselaers
David W. Voorhees Tracing the Origin of Political Faction in Early New York
Adriana van Zwieten 'Children and pigs multiply here rapidly and more than anything else': Growing up in the Colony of New Netherland