This issue’s opening piece grows out of a talk by historical artist Len Tantillo and author Russell Shorto for the 2019 Peter Gansevoort Ten Eyck Lecture Series. In “In Search of Stuyvesant’s Bowery,” they guide the reader through the unexpected complications and contradictions they encountered while trying to pinpoint the exact location of Petrus Stuyvesant’s seventeenth-century farmhouse.
Peter Douglas explores several fanciful depictions by artists who have let their imaginations run wild within the context of the myths that befog the retelling of the purchase of Manhattan Island from the Indians in 1626.
A comprehensive bibliography highlighting scholarship on slavery, African American life, intercultural relations, and the Atlantic Creole experience in New Netherland and Colonial New York. These works explore the roles of Africans and African Americans in the Dutch Atlantic world, from early settlement and cultural exchange to resistance, emancipation, and legacy.
Robert P. Swierenga is an American historian known for his extensive research on Dutch-American immigration and culture. A longtime professor at Kent State University, he authored numerous books documenting the Dutch experience in the Midwest.
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Glendon Swarthout was an American novelist whose books inspired several films, including The Shootist and Where the Boys Are. A Michigan State professor turned full-time writer, he became known for western and historical fiction.
In addition to talks and papers presented at scholarly seminars, NNRC scholars have lent their expertise to audiences through visual media. Uncovering America’s Forgotten Colony...
Greta Van Susteren is an American journalist, legal analyst, and television news anchor known for her work on CNN and Fox News. She gained prominence covering the William Kennedy Smith and O. J. Simpson trials.
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Meryl Streep is an acclaimed American actress widely regarded as one of the greatest of her generation. She has received numerous Academy Award nominations and won Oscars for Kramer vs. Kramer, Sophie’s Choice, and The Iron Lady.
