Life in New Amsterdam
- ISBN-10
- 1403442851
- ISBN-13
- 9781403442857
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Capstone Classroom
- Author
- Laura Fischer
Description
An overview of life from 1624 to 1664 in New Amsterdam, a Dutch colony which was the first settlement along the Hudson River Valley in New York state and which grew to be New York City.
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