Lenape Country: Delaware Valley Society Before William Penn

by Jean R. Soderlund

Book Overview

In 1631, when the Dutch tried to develop plantation agriculture in the Delaware Valley, the Lenape Indians destroyed the colony of Swanendael and killed its residents. The Natives and Dutch quickly negotiated peace, avoiding an extended war through diplomacy and trade. The Lenapes preserved their political sovereignty for the next fifty years as Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, and English colonists settled the Delaware Valley. The European outposts did...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812223632
• ISBN13: 9780812223637
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.8"