Crossing the Sound : The Rise of Atlantic American Communities in Seventeenth-Century Eastern Long Island / Faren R. Siminoff.
2004
F127.L8 S56 2004
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Crossing the Sound : The Rise of Atlantic American Communities in Seventeenth-Century Eastern Long Island / Faren R. Siminoff.
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9780814786727
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New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2004]
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©2004
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English
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In English.
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10.18574/nyu/9780814786727.001.0001 doi
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F127.L8 S56 2004
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974.7/2101
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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.
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I Native and Settler Communities of Interest in Southern New England, 1600-1640
1 The Ninnimissinuok and Their Communities of Interest
2 English and Dutch Communities of Interest
3 East End Realignment
Part II Engagements for Land and Community: The Struggle Moves to Long Island's East End
4 English Settlers Cross the Sound
5 Treaties and Deeds: A New Land Tenure System on the East End
6 Atlantic American Communities Take Root on the East End
Final Thoughts
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I Native and Settler Communities of Interest in Southern New England, 1600-1640
1 The Ninnimissinuok and Their Communities of Interest
2 English and Dutch Communities of Interest
3 East End Realignment
Part II Engagements for Land and Community: The Struggle Moves to Long Island's East End
4 English Settlers Cross the Sound
5 Treaties and Deeds: A New Land Tenure System on the East End
6 Atlantic American Communities Take Root on the East End
Final Thoughts
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author