Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam

Name: Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam
Author: John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

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Project Gutenberg

Release date

2004-10-20

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Public domain in the USA.

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New York (State) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Stuyvesant, Peter, 1592-1672 F106

About the author

John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

1805–1877

A 19th-century American writer and pastor, he became widely known for lively popular histories and biographies that brought figures like Napoleon and Louis XIV to a broad audience. His books mixed storytelling, moral purpose, and a strong gift for making the past feel immediate.

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