{"id":3602,"date":"2019-07-05T03:36:08","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T03:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/?page_id=3602"},"modified":"2025-03-24T16:30:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T16:30:08","slug":"peter-of-new-amsterdam-by-james-otis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/peter-of-new-amsterdam-by-james-otis\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter of New Amsterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"

Peter of New Amsterdam<\/strong><\/h3>\n

by James Otis<\/p>\n

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Description:  <\/span>The story of the Dutch colony at New Amsterdam, through the eyes of the young lad Peter. Relates its settlement by the West India Company under the leadership of Peter Minuit, their transactions with the Indians including the purchase of the island of Manhattan, their overthrow of the Swedish forts to the south, and their surrender to English forces in 1664. The portrait of the contrasting figures of Peter Minuit and Peter Stuyvesant enlivens the narrative. Numerous black and white illustrations complement the text.    <\/span> $9.95<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ages:  <\/strong>8-10<\/em>Length: <\/strong><\/span> <\/span>150 pages<\/span><\/em>Format:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>  <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Paperback, Ebook<\/span><\/span><\/em>Illustrations:<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> Black and white<\/span><\/em>Year published:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>2007<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>ISBN:<\/strong>  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>978-1-59915-183-0<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Genres:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>American History, Historical Fiction<\/em> <\/p>\n

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Table of Contents<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Where I Was Born<\/em><\/p>\n

2. Alone in Holland<\/em><\/p>\n

3. An Important Introduction<\/em><\/p>\n

4. I Go My Way<\/em><\/p>\n

5. The Bargain<\/em><\/p>\n

6. Sailing for the New World<\/em><\/p>\n

7. A View of New Netherland<\/em><\/p>\n

8. The ” Brown Men” or Savages<\/em><\/p>\n

9. Summoned to the Cabin<\/em><\/p>\n

10. Toys for the Savages<\/em><\/p>\n

11. Claim of the West India Company<\/em><\/p>\n

12. Making Ready for Trade<\/em><\/p>\n

13. Hans Braun and Kryn Gildersleeve<\/em><\/p>\n

14. The Gathering of the Savages<\/em><\/p>\n

15. Going Ashore<\/em><\/p>\n

16. Buying the Island of Manhattan<\/em><\/p>\n

17. Boats Used by the Savages<\/em><\/p>\n

18. Wandering over the Island<\/em><\/p>\n

19. The Homes of the Savages<\/em><\/p>\n

20. Master Minuit’s Home<\/em><\/p>\n

21. Beginning the Work<\/em><\/p>\n

22. A Strange Kind of Craft<\/em><\/p>\n

23. Building a Fort<\/em><\/p>\n

24. In Charge of the Goods<\/em><\/p>\n

25. The Value of Wampum<\/em><\/p>\n

26. Buildings of Stone<\/em><\/p>\n

27. The Government<\/em><\/p>\n

28. A Prosperous Town<\/em><\/p>\n

29. Quarrelsome Slaves<\/em><\/p>\n

30. A Brutal Murder<\/em><\/p>\n

31. The Village Called Plymouth<\/em><\/p>\n

32. I Go on a Voyage<\/em><\/p>\n

33. A Lukewarm Welcome<\/em><\/p>\n

34. Two Days in Plymouth<\/em><\/p>\n

35. Forging Ahead<\/em><\/p>\n

36. The Big Ship<\/em><\/p>\n

37. Master Minuit’s Successor<\/em><\/p>\n

38. Trouble with the English<\/em><\/p>\n

39. Master Van Twiller Discharged<\/em><\/p>\n

40. Director Kieft<\/em><\/p>\n

41. Unjust Commands<\/em><\/p>\n

42. Master Minuit’s Return<\/em><\/p>\n

43. The Revenge of the Savages<\/em><\/p>\n

44. Master Kieft’s War<\/em><\/p>\n

45. Director Petrus Stuyvesant<\/em><\/p>\n

46. Time for Sight-Seeing<\/em><\/p>\n

47. How the Fort Was Armed<\/em><\/p>\n

48. Village Laws<\/em><\/p>\n

49. Other Things about Town<\/em><\/p>\n

50. A Visit of Ceremony<\/em><\/p>\n

51. New Amsterdam Becomes a City<\/em><\/p>\n

52. Master Stuyvesant Makes Enemies<\/em><\/p>\n

53. Orders from Holland<\/em><\/p>\n

54. Making Ready for War<\/em><\/p>\n

55. An Unexpected Question<\/em><\/p>\n

56. With the Fleet<\/em><\/p>\n

57. Driving Out the Swedes<\/em><\/p>\n

58. The Uprising of the Indians<\/em><\/p>\n

59. An Attack by the Indians<\/em><\/p>\n

60. Hastening Back to New Amsterdam<\/em><\/p>\n

61. Coaxing the Savages<\/em><\/p>\n

62. Interference with Religious Freedom<\/em><\/p>\n

63. Punishing the Quaker<\/em><\/p>\n

64. Other Persecutions<\/em><\/p>\n

65. Dull Trade<\/em><\/p>\n

66. The Charge Made by Hans Braun<\/em><\/p>\n

67. Dismissed by Master Stuyvesant<\/em><\/p>\n

68. English Claims<\/em><\/p>\n

69. Idle Days<\/em><\/p>\n

70.   On Broad Way<\/em><\/p>\n

71. Looking after the Ferry<\/em><\/p>\n

72. The Coming of the English<\/em><\/p>\n

73. A Weak Defense<\/em><\/p>\n

74. Master Stuyvesant Absent<\/em><\/p>\n

75. Disobeying Commands<\/em><\/p>\n

76. Surrender of the City Demanded<\/em><\/p>\n

77. A Three Days’ Truce<\/em><\/p>\n

78. Visitors from the English<\/em><\/p>\n

79. Master Stuyvesant’s Rage<\/em><\/p>\n

80. The End of Dutch Rule<\/em><\/p>\n

81. The City of New York<\/em><\/p>\n

An Inside View…<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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