[ PREFACE ]

[ DETAILED CONTENTS. ]

[ PETER STUYVESANT. ]

[ CHAPTER I.—DISCOVERY OF THE HUDSON RIVER. ]

[ CHAPTER II.—THE PROGRESS OF DISCOVERY. ]

[ CHAPTER III.—THE COMMENCEMENT OF COLONISATION. ]

[ CHAPTER IV.—THE ADMINISTRATION OF VAN TWILLER. ]

[ CHAPTER V.—WAR AND ITS DEVASTATIONS. ]

[ CHAPTER VI.—GOVERNOR STUYVESANT. ]

[ CHAPTER VII.—WAR BETWEEN ENGLAND AND HOLLAND. ]