How Long to Read Description of the New Netherlands

How Long Does it Take to Read Description of the New Netherlands?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 9 minutes to read Description of the New Netherlands by Adriaen Van Der Donck

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

Description

Description of the New Netherlands was written in 1653 by Adriaen van der Donck, just two years before his death. After living for years in a Dutch Settlement near what today is Albany, New York, van der Donck wrote the description of the land, peoples, vegetation, animals, and beauty of his new home. Included in his description are observations on animals such as the beaver, and on the customs and languages of the Native Americans in the area, particularly the Mohawk and Mahican tribes. Van der Donck's authority on Native Americans was unprecedented at the time, and his descriptions of their lifestyle is one of the most detailed accounts of Indian laws and customs from the 17th century. Adriaen van der Donck (1618-1655) was born in Breda in the Netherlands, but became a settler in "the New World" in 1641. He graduated as a law student from the University of Leiden, and was the first lawyer to settle in New Netherlands. While there, he became a landowner and adept scholar in the ways of the local Native Americans, befriending them, eating with them, and learning their languages. He helped to negotiate deals between colonies and the natives, but a disagreement with governor Peter Stuyvesant in 1949 concerning settler's rights sent him back to the Netherlands with a petition to encourage economic freedom. Van der Donck returned to the colony before his death in 1655, where his nickname "Jonkheer" inspired the name for Yonkers, New York.

How long is Description of the New Netherlands?

Description of the New Netherlands by Adriaen Van Der Donck is 126 pages long, and a total of 32,256 words.

This makes it 43% the length of the average book. It also has 39% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Description of the New Netherlands Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 56 minutes to read Description of the New Netherlands aloud.

What Reading Level is Description of the New Netherlands?

Description of the New Netherlands 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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