Saskia Sierts of New Amsterdam

Kamminga, Afiena | Paperback / softback | 14-08-2024 | 9789465099088 |
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A 17th century Dutch girl, Saskia Sierts van Ameland, grows up in the colony New Netherlands between Manhattan, the Hudson Valley, and the Mohawk River. After an involuntary stay in a Mohawk village, she escapes and makes her way – braving the thawing Mohawk River on skates – to a small Dutch settlement. From there she returns to New Amsterdam, to begin a new life as Saskia Sierts of New Amsterdam, girl apprentice with the town’s master glazier.