Crossing the Sound: The Rise of Atlantic American Communities in Seventeenth-Century Eastern Long Island

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Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 p a r t i Native and Settler: Communities of Interest in Southern New England, 1600–1640 1 The Ninnimissinuok and Their Communities of Interest 15 2 English and Dutch Communities of Interest 34 3 East End Realignment 57 p a r t i i Engagements for Land and Community: The Struggle Moves to Long Island’s East End 4 English Settlers Cross the Sound 87 5 Treaties and Deeds: A New Land Tenure System on the East End 110 6 Atlantic American Communities Take Root on the East End 130 Final Thoughts 152 vii Notes 155 Bibliography 189 Index 205 About the Author 213 viii | Contents ...