EPISODE · Apr 30, 2026 · 13 MIN
Knickerbocker's History of New York Vol. 2 Book IV Chapter XII
from The Washington Irving Library · host Washington Irving
In which the embattled province of Nieuw Nederlandts finds itself beleaguered by incursive neighbours and a formidable confederacy known as the United Colonies of New England, whose designs and mutual councils cast a shadow upon its tranquillity. The spirited governor William Kieft, beset by vexations both foreign and domestic, gradually fades from prominence amid the tumults of his troubled reign, leaving behind an air of mystery and the whispered legends of poets and historians alike.
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In which the embattled province of Nieuw Nederlandts finds itself beleaguered by incursive neighbours and a formidable confederacy known as the United Colonies of New England, whose designs and mutual councils cast a shadow upon its tranquillity. The spirited governor William Kieft, beset by vexations both foreign and domestic, gradually fades from prominence amid the tumults of his troubled reign, leaving behind an air of mystery and the whispered legends of poets and historians alike.
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