Project Gutenberg 2013-03-13 Public domain in the USA. 156 Otis, James 1848 1912 Kaler, James Otis Orton, James K. Peter of New Amsterdam: A Story of Old New York Produced by David Edwards, David K. Park and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Peter of New Amsterdam: A Story of Old New York" by James Otis is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores the life of Peter Hulbert, a young English boy who finds himself in the midst of the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam during the early 17th century. Through Peter's eyes, readers are introduced to the challenges and adventures faced by the early colonists as they navigate their new world, emphasizing the realities of daily life and interactions with both the indigenous people and fellow settlers. At the start of the narrative, we meet Peter, an orphan living in Leyden, Holland, who is approached by the Director of New Netherland, Peter Minuit, with an offer to accompany him to America as a servant. Peter reflects on his difficult upbringing, having lost his family due to religious persecution, and contemplates the long voyage ahead. With hopes of a better life and driven by curiosity, he accepts the offer and boards the Sea Mew, embarking on a new chapter that will lead him to the island of Manhattan and the turbulent beginnings of a thriving settlement. This opening section sets the stage for a tale that combines historical events with the personal growth of a young boy in a formative era of American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en New York (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: American Literature 232066 2025-07-17T07:05:50.019103 text/html 210507 2024-10-23T14:42:13 text/html 8151907 2025-07-17T07:05:58.640984 application/epub+zip 8152729 2025-07-17T07:05:53.751031 application/epub+zip 148480 2025-07-17T07:05:52.156018 application/epub+zip 8361124 2025-07-17T07:06:02.457947 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8298391 2025-07-17T07:05:57.456023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250944 2022-09-19T10:41:29.904367 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187835 2023-09-18T11:06:13.911586 text/plain 167918 2024-10-23T14:42:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16638 2025-07-17T07:06:02.588954 application/rdf+xml 17352 2025-07-17T07:05:52.663047 image/jpeg 3840 2025-07-17T07:05:52.410027 image/jpeg 7951198 2025-07-17T07:05:50.244057 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Prentice, Harry