New Netherland and the Dutch Origins of American Religious Liberty (Early American Studies)
"Through an examination of the too-often neglected Dutch colony of New Netherland that places its subject firmly in the Atlantic context, Evan Haefeli makes vital contributions both to colonial American history and to American religious history writ large."—Francis Bremer, author ofJohn Winthrop: America's Forgotten Founding Father"Evan Haefeli has written an original and quite provocative study of the alleged Dutch origins of religious toleration as a truly American value. The book eschews oversimplified revaluation and presents a nuanced picture of the colony's religious history. Of particular value is the author's familiarity with the literature in Dutch, quite rare even among American historians of New Netherland."—Willem Frijhoff, VU University Amsterdam