Crossing the Sound : The Rise of Atlantic American Communities in Seventeenth-Century Eastern Long Island / Faren R. Siminoff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Siminoff, Faren Rhea.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Culture conflict--New York (State)--Long Island--History--17th century.

Culture conflict.

Land settlement--New York (State)--Long Island--History--17th century.

Land settlement.

Community life--New York (State)--Long Island--History--17th century.

Community life.

Dutch Americans--New York (State)--Long Island--Social conditions--17th century.

Dutch Americans.

British Americans--New York (State)--Long Island--Social conditions--17th century.

British Americans.

Indians of North America--New York (State)--Long Island--Social conditions--17th century.

Indians of North America.

Frontier and pioneer life--New York (State)--Long Island.

Frontier and pioneer life.

Long Island (N.Y.)--Ethnic relations.

Long Island (N.Y.).

Long Island (N.Y.)--Social conditions--17th century.

Long Island (N.Y.)--History--17th century.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : New York University Press, [2004]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In seventeenth-century North America, communities on eastern Long Island were an integral part of the tumultuous and dynamic New England region and the larger Atlantic American world. They were created and modified by ideas and traditions that were inherent to life in Atlantic America and were not simply imported from Europe or established solely by settlers and imposed on native peoples. In Crossing the Sound Faren R. Siminoff skillfully weaves new data with sophisticated theoretical analysis to demonstrate that the development of eastern Long Island was based more on complex interactions bet

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Native and Settler: Communities of Interest in Southern New England, 1600-1640; The Ninnimissinuok and Their Communities of Interest; English and Dutch Communities of Interest; East End Realignment; Part II: Engagements for Land and Community: The Struggle Moves to Long Island's East End; English Settlers Cross the Sound; Treaties and Deeds: A New Land Tenure System on the East End; Atlantic American Communities Take Root on the East End; Final Thoughts; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Based on the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--New York University, 2001.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-203) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780814708521

0814708528

9780814786727

0814786723

OCLC:

779828368