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Gulian C. Verplanck; His Ancestry, Life, and Character: Delivered Before the Century Club, April 9, 1870 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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A book published in Amsterdam, in 1651 (be scfiryvingbe Van Virginia, etc), contains the earliest pictorial representation of the little dorp or Village which has since become the commercial metropolis of America. This print represents a fort at the southern extremity of the island of New York, close to the water's edge, with a few houses sparsely scattered to the east and west of it, the roofs of some of which, from the inequality of the ground, are alone visible, and tow erin g above all, that indispensable and uniformly prom incut object in a Dutch Village, a windmill. Before the drawing for this print was made, or, to express it more definitely, in 1630, four years after the purchase of the island from the Indians, when the entire popula tion, men, women, and children, did not exceed three hundred souls, Abraham Isaacson Ver Planck, or, as he was sometimes called, Planck, was married to Maria, daughter of Jan Vigne, one of the proprietors of the land surrounding The Collect, or Great Fresh-water Pond, which existed up to the early part of the present century, on the space now bounded by Broadway.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book traces the Verplanck family from their Dutch origins through their deep entanglement with New York City's colonial, revolutionary, and antebellum eras. The author focuses on Gulian Verplanck, a prominent literary and political figure whose experiences and writings offer unique insights into New York's development from a bustling Dutch village to a major American metropolis. The book explores the tensions between personal ambition and family legacy, the rise and fall of political fortunes, the complex relationship between the Dutch and English cultures in New York, and the challenges of preserving a family's identity amid a rapidly changing society. Its nuanced exploration of these themes and its rich historical detail make this book an invaluable contribution to our understanding of New York's past and the powerful families who shaped it. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781334319372_0
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