Since 1974, over 7,000 pages of Dutch colonial records have been translated and published in twelve volumes. This collection presents the introductions from the New Netherland Documents series.
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (1817–1885) was a New Jersey lawyer, U.S. Senator, and U.S. Secretary of State under President Chester A. Arthur. A member of the prominent Frelinghuysen political dynasty, he also served as New Jersey Attorney General.
This updated guide to Dutch manuscripts on New Netherland catalogs primary sources across U.S. repositories, with descriptions, locations, and some links to online translations, transcriptions, and images.
William K. Frankena (1908–1994) was a University of Michigan philosopher known internationally for his work in moral philosophy and the history of ethics. Author of the influential textbook Ethics (1963), he also served as president of the American Philosophical Association.
Frederick Franck (1909–2006) was a Dutch-American artist, dentist, and author known for blending art, spirituality, and humanitarian work. Founder of the Pacem in Terris sanctuary in Warwick, New York, he wrote over thirty books, including the widely read The Zen of Seeing.
Dagomar Degroot reveals how the Dutch Republic thrived during the Little Ice Age, turning climate challenges into opportunities in trade, warfare, and culture—offering timely insights for today’s climate crisis.
Rear Admiral Michael Franken, a University of Nebraska engineering graduate and ROTC cadet, built a distinguished U.S. Navy career commanding destroyers and task forces. In 2011 he became Commander of Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.
When Europeans first arrived in North America, they faced a cold new world. The average global temperature had dropped to lows unseen in millennia
Charles Fort (1874–1932) was an American writer and researcher known for collecting unexplained phenomena that science often ignored. His influential books, including The Book of the Damned, blended satire and skepticism, giving rise to the term “Fortean” for anomalous events.
Snowshoe Country is an environmental and cultural history of winter in the colonial Northeast, closely examining indigenous and settler knowledge of snow, ice, and life in the cold.
