Autor/Autorin: Boersma Max
Max Boersma studied History at Leiden University as a Bachelor and continued studying North American Studies at Leiden University, while also spending half a year abroad at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey. After finishing his Master, he did an Education Master in History.
Before New York was New York, it was part of a small Dutch colony, New Netherland. Throughout history different people wrote about this colony and its influence. From Diedrich Knickerbocker to Russell Shorto, every writer had their own heroes and focus. This book is how this historiography has changed over the years. From the 16th century till now, the history did not change, however the way it is written about did.
Über den Autor
Max Boersma studied History at Leiden University as a Bachelor and continued studying North American Studies at Leiden University, while also spending half a year abroad at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey. After finishing his Master, he did an Education Master in History.
Klappentext
Before New York was New York, it was part of a small Dutch colony, New Netherland. Throughout history different people wrote about this colony and its influence. From Diedrich Knickerbocker to Russell Shorto, every writer had their own heroes and focus. This book is how this historiography has changed over the years. From the 16th century till now, the history did not change, however the way it is written about did.
