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Exploring Historic Dutch New York: New York City * Hudson Valley * New Jersey * Delaware Paperback – June 29, 2011

by Gajus Scheltema (Editor), Heleen Westerhuijs (Editor), Russell Shorto (Introduction)

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"The Dutch spirit of diversity, tolerance, and entrepreneurship still echoes across our city streets today. This guide will highlight the history of the early settlements of these new world pioneers as well as the incredible impact they had, and still have, on the world's greatest city." — Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor, City of New York
This comprehensive guide to touring important sites of Dutch history serves as an engrossing cultural and historical reference. A variety of internationally renowned scholars explore Dutch art in the Metropolitan Museum, Dutch cooking, Dutch architecture, Dutch immigration in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, English words of Dutch origin, Dutch furniture and antiques, and much more. Color photographs and maps throughout.
"An expansive guidebook inspired by the Henry Hudson quadricentennial and accompanied by informative essays." — The New York Times
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  1. Print length
    256 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Dover Publications
  4. Publication date
    June 29, 2011
  5. Dimensions
    5.25 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0486486370
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0486486376
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"An expansive guidebook inspired by the Henry Hudson quadricentennial and accompanied by informative essays." — The New York Times (Sam Roberts The New York Times 2011-06-18)

"The Dutch spirit of diversity, tolerance, and entrepreneurship still echoes across our city streets today. This guide will highlight the history of the early settlements of these new world pioneers as well as the incredible impact they had, and still have, on the worl'’s greatest city." (Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor, City of New York 2011-06-01)

"From Albany in the north to the Delaware River in the south, this is the first comprehensive travel guide to sites relevant to this region's Dutch history. Even the most seasoned traveler in what was once called New Netherland will make new discoveries." (Charles Zabriskie, Jr., President, The Holland Society of New York 2011-06-01)

About the Author

Dutch diplomat Hugo Gajus Scheltema was Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in New York from 2007 to 2011. He coordinated Dutch participation in the city's NY 400 celebrations and is the author of several publications on art, archeology, and politics.
Heleen Westerhuijs is Director of Dutch New York Projects at the Citgo Group of Companies, New York.
Russell Shorto (Introduction) is Director of the John Adams Institute in Amsterdam, a contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine, and the author of several books, including The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and The Forgotten Colony That Shaped America.

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