Provides a history of New York from the arrival of the Dutch to its becoming independent from the British.

How much of the Dutch world in America survived after the English? One hundred years after the English took control of New Netherland in 1664, New York retained

The history, culture, and lifeways of New Netherland as researched and interpreted by Dutch and American scholars.

What did New York look like four centuries ago? An extraordinary reconstruction of a wild island from the forests of Times Square to the wetlands downtown. Name

Readers from the Big Apple to Buffalo and beyond will find "The Empire State"--which provides equal coverage to "upstate" and "downstate" events and people--sat