How Long to Read A Description of New Netherland

How Long Does it Take to Read A Description of New Netherland?

It takes the average reader 3 hours to read A Description of New Netherland by Adriaen van der Donck

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This edition of A Description of New Netherland provides the first complete and accurate English-language translation of an essential first-hand account of the lives and world of Dutch colonists and northeastern Native communities in the seventeenth century. Adriaen van der Donck, a graduate of Leiden University in the 1640s, became the law enforcement officer for the Dutch patroonship of Rensselaerswijck, located along the upper Hudson River. His position enabled him to interact extensively with Dutch colonists and the local Algonquians and Iroquoians. An astute observer, detailed recorder, and accessible writer, Van der Donck was ideally situated to write about his experiences and the natural and cultural worlds around him. Van der Donck s Beschryvinge van Nieuw-Nederlant was first published in 1655 and then expanded in 1656. An inaccurate and abbreviated English translation appeared in 1841 and was reprinted in 1968. This new volume features an accurate, polished translation by Diederik Willem Goedhuys and includes all the material from the original 1655 and 1656 editions. The result is an indispensable first-hand account with enduring value to historians, ethnohistorians, and anthropologists.

How long is A Description of New Netherland?

A Description of New Netherland by Adriaen van der Donck is 176 pages long, and a total of 45,056 words.

This makes it 59% the length of the average book. It also has 55% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Description of New Netherland Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 6 minutes to read A Description of New Netherland aloud.

What Reading Level is A Description of New Netherland?

A Description of New Netherland is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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