@article{1480258,
      recid = {1480258},
      author = {Siminoff, Faren R., },
      title = {Crossing the Sound : The Rise of Atlantic American  Communities in Seventeenth-Century Eastern Long Island /},
      pages = {1 online resource},
      abstract = {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 between settlers and native peoples  than on clashes between the two groups. English and Dutch  colonists did not merely transport traditional systems of  land ownership, political organizations, and control of  economic resources to the Northeast. Rather, both settlers  and natives underwent a process of negotiation, resulting  in a hybrid society that adapted and reworked new and old  patterns of life, highlighting the lasting influence of  native communities on the emerging American identity. This  compelling case study adds new layers to the history of the  Atlantic world: it becomes a story without a dominant voice  or community at its core, demonstrating that neither  monolithic groups nor static interests prevailed in the  region. Crossing the Sound offers a fresh interpretation of  colonial relationships tracing social, cultural, and  political exchanges between groups.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1480258},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814786727.001.0001},
}