The “Aristocrats” of San Francisco N OWHERE WAS J EWISH integration more extensive than in that quintessential Western boom city, San Francisco. Among the fortune-seekers making their way to central California in the Gold Rush of 1849 were perhaps three hundred Jews. A number of them made...
Caribbean Sea is named, were preying on theTaino(anArawakpeople), who had previously settled there. The two peoples had village-centred societies based on farming,fishing, andhunting and gathering, but they were less advanced than the largepre-Columbian civilizationsofMexico,Central America, and...
"One of the first hits I got when I was googling about female architecture was a high-rise building in Australia, whose architects said that they had been inspired by Beyoncé's curves when they built it," exclaimed the Dutch architect Afaina de Jong in her last talk for TEDxAmsterdamWomen...
(当初)移民到美国的人们多是为了躲避宗教迫害 也有想在此实现自己宗教梦想 寻求自由或喜好冒险 寻求发财的。这些定居者中有英格兰人 荷兰人 瑞典人 德国人 一些法国人 还有少数散居的西班牙人 意大利人和葡萄牙人 美国的首批黑奴于1619年船抵弗吉尼亚 中部殖民地社会更为多元现代化。到这的德国人成了这里...
The founding of the Dutch Republic: Religion, power, and money Learn how both Union and Confederate regiments and commanders came from Maryland and learn about their battles in the state King Crusader: How Louis IX became a saint JFK's historic “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech revisited ...
“Of global history books out this spring, there’s The World of Sugar by Dutch historian Ulbe Bosma. It covers the history of the sweet stuff, first produced in granulated form in the 6th century BC, but not a huge commodity until more than two millennia later. This is not a quirky ...
A look at most of the cities within Latin America reveals striking commonalities across countries, from Mexico down to Argentina: most cities have a well-defined area known as "El Centro" (The Center), anchored by a main plaza (Plaza Mayor), flanked by a church on one side and key build...
south, on the banks of the Delaware River, a Swedish commercial companyin 1638 made the beginnings of a settlement, christened New Sweden; itwas destined to pass under the rule of the Dutch, and finally under therule of William Penn as the proprietary colony of Delaware.In a certain sense...
Slavery has played a significant role in the history of the U. S. It existed in all the English mainland colonies and most of the Founding Fathers also had slaves, as did eight of the first 12 presidents. Dutch traders brought 20 Africans to Jamestown, Virginia, as early as 1619, ...
AmericaHistoryThe NetherlandsImmigrantsW.A. KellyScottish Centre for the BookReference ReviewsKlooster, Wim. The Dutch in the Americas, 1600-1800: A Narrative History with the Catalogue of an Exhibition of Rare Prints, Maps, and Illustrated books from the John Carter Brown Library. Providence, RI...