Mohawk Frontier

by Thomas E. Burke Jr. and Jr. Burke Thomas E.

Book Overview

"A history of Dutch Schenectady." This is the fascinating story of the Dutch community at Schenectady, a village that grew out of the wilderness along the northern frontier of New Netherland in the 1660s. Drawing upon a wealth of original documents, Thomas E. Burke Jr. renders an engaging portrait of a small but dynamic Dutch village in the twilight years of the New Netherland colony. Despite the proximity of the Mohawks, Schenectady s residents when...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801425417
• ISBN13: 9780801425417
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.