Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1586-1643): designing a New World

Abstract

"The purpose of this book is to provide more insight into Kiliaen van Rensselaer as a driving force behind the peopling of New Netherland, and thus to better understand his motivation for colonization, in the hope that this may contribute to a broader knowledge of the development of New Netherland"--P. 13.

Contents

Acknowledgments -- A new home -- Learning to become a merchant and jeweler -- To work! -- Greed and romance -- Ideals and reality (1610-25) -- Pursuing an idea -- 1629: Lord of Rensselaerswijck -- Reflections -- List of abbreviations -- Appendices -- List of archival sources -- Bibliography.