The Swedish Settlements on the Delaware: Their History and Relation to the Indians, Dutch, and English, 1638-1664 [2 volumes]

This fascinating encyclopedic work is the most comprehensive study of Swedish settlements in America. Lavishly illustrated, with an enormous bibliography and a massive subject index, this is an unmatched resource for anyone with an interest in history or genealogy relating to Swedish settlements or the Delaware River Valley. Topics covered include: Political, Social and Religious Conditions in Sweden; the Founding of the New Sweden Company and the Colony, 1635-1643; Peter Minuit and preparations for the early expeditions to New Sweden; Social, Economic and Political Life in the Colony; dwellings and customs; relations with the Indians, the English and the Dutch; the government of New Sweden; the Last Period of the Colony under Swedish Rule, 1653-1655; the Overthrow of New Sweden, 1654-1655; the Swedish Settlements under Dutch Rule, 1654-1664; the Coming of the Mercurius, 1655-1656; and the Last Period of the Swedish Settlements under the Dutch, 1656-1664. From 1611 to 1655, Sweden occupied Finland, Estonia, Latvia and parts of Denmark, such that many of the early "Swedish" settlers discussed here are actually Finns. Appendices include: Brief Biographies; Lists of Officers, Soldiers, Servants and Settlers in New Sweden, 1638-1656; Documents and Translations of Documents; and The Expeditions Prepared for New Sweden, 1647-1656.

Amandus Johnson

(1911), 2000, paper, 2 volumes, illustrated, maps, 880 pp.

ISBN: 9780788413063

101-J1306