Peter of New AmsterdamFront matterReading editionChapter navigation84 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterFOREWORDWHERE I WAS BORNALONE IN HOLLANDAN IMPORTANT INTRODUCTIONI GO MY WAYTHE BARGAINSAILING FOR THE NEW WORLDA VIEW OF NEW NETHERLANDTHE "BROWN MEN" OR SAVAGESSUMMONED TO THE CABINTOYS FOR THE SAVAGESCLAIM OF THE WEST INDIA COMPANYMAKING READY FOR TRADEHANS BRAUN AND KRYN GILDERSLEEVETHE GATHERING OF THE SAVAGESGOING ASHOREBUYING THE ISLAND OF MANHATTANBOATS USED BY THE SAVAGESWANDERING OVER THE ISLANDTHE HOMES OF THE SAVAGESMASTER MINUIT'S HOMEBEGINNING THE WORKSTRANGE KIND OF CRAFTBUILDING A FORTIN CHARGE OF THE GOODSTHE VALUE OF WAMPUMBUILDINGS OF STONETHE GOVERNMENTA PROSPEROUS TOWNQUARRELSOME SLAVESA BRUTAL MURDERTHE VILLAGE CALLED PLYMOUTHI GO ON A VOYAGEA LUKEWARM WELCOMETWO DAYS IN PLYMOUTHFORGING AHEADTHE BIG SHIPMASTER MINUIT'S SUCCESSORTROUBLE WITH THE ENGLISHMASTER VAN TWILLER DISCHARGEDDIRECTOR KIEFTUNJUST COMMANDSMASTER MINUIT'S RETURNTHE REVENGE OF THE SAVAGESMASTER KIEFT'S WARDIRECTOR PETRUS STUYVESANTTIME FOR SIGHT-SEEINGHOW THE FORT WAS ARMEDVILLAGE LAWSOTHER THINGS ABOUT TOWNA VISIT OF CEREMONYNEW AMSTERDAM BECOMES A CITYMASTER STUYVESANT MAKES ENEMIESORDERS FROM HOLLANDMAKING READY FOR WARAN UNEXPECTED QUESTIONWITH THE FLEETDRIVING OUT THE SWEDESTHE UPRISING OF THE INDIANSAN ATTACK BY THE INDIANSHASTENING BACK TO NEW AMSTERDAMCOAXING THE SAVAGESINTERFERENCE WITH RELIGIOUS FREEDOMPUNISHING THE QUAKEROTHER PERSECUTIONSDULL TRADETHE CHARGE MADE BY HANS BRAUNDISMISSED BY MASTER STUYVESANTENGLISH CLAIMSIDLE DAYSON BROAD WAYLOOKING AFTER THE FERRYTHE COMING OF THE ENGLISHA WEAK DEFENSEMASTER STUYVESANT ABSENTDISOBEYING COMMANDSSURRENDER OF THE CITY DEMANDEDA THREE DAYS' TRUCEVISITORS FROM THE ENGLISHMASTER STUYVESANT'S RAGETHE END OF DUTCH RULETHE CITY OF NEW YORKELEMENTARY HISTORIESBeginning of this editionNext chapter →FOREWORDAll chapters and sections (84)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsFOREWORDWHERE I WAS BORNALONE IN HOLLANDAN IMPORTANT INTRODUCTIONI GO MY WAYTHE BARGAINSAILING FOR THE NEW WORLDA VIEW OF NEW NETHERLANDTHE "BROWN MEN" OR SAVAGESSUMMONED TO THE CABINTOYS FOR THE SAVAGESCLAIM OF THE WEST INDIA COMPANYMAKING READY FOR TRADEHANS BRAUN AND KRYN GILDERSLEEVETHE GATHERING OF THE SAVAGESGOING ASHOREBUYING THE ISLAND OF MANHATTANBOATS USED BY THE SAVAGESWANDERING OVER THE ISLANDTHE HOMES OF THE SAVAGESMASTER MINUIT'S HOMEBEGINNING THE WORKSTRANGE KIND OF CRAFTBUILDING A FORTIN CHARGE OF THE GOODSTHE VALUE OF WAMPUMBUILDINGS OF STONETHE GOVERNMENTA PROSPEROUS TOWNQUARRELSOME SLAVESA BRUTAL MURDERTHE VILLAGE CALLED PLYMOUTHI GO ON A VOYAGEA LUKEWARM WELCOMETWO DAYS IN PLYMOUTHFORGING AHEADTHE BIG SHIPMASTER MINUIT'S SUCCESSORTROUBLE WITH THE ENGLISHMASTER VAN TWILLER DISCHARGEDDIRECTOR KIEFTUNJUST COMMANDSMASTER MINUIT'S RETURNTHE REVENGE OF THE SAVAGESMASTER KIEFT'S WARDIRECTOR PETRUS STUYVESANTTIME FOR SIGHT-SEEINGHOW THE FORT WAS ARMEDVILLAGE LAWSOTHER THINGS ABOUT TOWNA VISIT OF CEREMONYNEW AMSTERDAM BECOMES A CITYMASTER STUYVESANT MAKES ENEMIESORDERS FROM HOLLANDMAKING READY FOR WARAN UNEXPECTED QUESTIONWITH THE FLEETDRIVING OUT THE SWEDESTHE UPRISING OF THE INDIANSAN ATTACK BY THE INDIANSHASTENING BACK TO NEW AMSTERDAMCOAXING THE SAVAGESINTERFERENCE WITH RELIGIOUS FREEDOMPUNISHING THE QUAKEROTHER PERSECUTIONSDULL TRADETHE CHARGE MADE BY HANS BRAUNDISMISSED BY MASTER STUYVESANTENGLISH CLAIMSIDLE DAYSON BROAD WAYLOOKING AFTER THE FERRYTHE COMING OF THE ENGLISHA WEAK DEFENSEMASTER STUYVESANT ABSENTDISOBEYING COMMANDSSURRENDER OF THE CITY DEMANDEDA THREE DAYS' TRUCEVISITORS FROM THE ENGLISHMASTER STUYVESANT'S RAGETHE END OF DUTCH RULETHE CITY OF NEW YORKELEMENTARY HISTORIESCOPYRIGHT, 1910 BY JAMES OTIS KALER ENTERED AT STATIONERS' HALL, LONDON W. P. 4.◇FOREWORD →