An overview of life from 1624 to 1664 in New Amsterdam, a Dutch colony which was the first settlement along the Hudson River Valley in New York state and which grew to be New York City.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Contents
New colonies -- Making the trip -- Creating a town -- New neighbors -- Protecting the town -- Houses -- Inside a home -- Farms -- Daily life -- School -- Clothing and shoes -- What colonists ate -- Cooking food -- Becoming New York -- Glossary.