Peter Stuyvesant

Description:

A biography of the hot-tempered leader who, though intolerant and unpopular, brought major reforms to the colony of New Netherlands before its surrender to the British in 1664.

subjects: Governors,  Juvenile literature,  Biography,  History,  Stuyvesant, peter, 1592-1672,  New york (state), history, colonial period, ca. 1600-1775,  New york (state), history

People: Peter Stuyvesant (1592-1672)

Places: New York (State),  New York (N.Y.),  New Netherland

Times: Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775