Wednesday, June 9, 2010

The Knickerbockers of Schatighticoke

An article published in Harper's Monthly, v. 54, p. 33-43, 1877, by Egbert L Viele.There are references to his Viele ancestors as well, some of whom also lived in Schaghticoke, including Aernout Viele (called Arnoud in this article), mentioned in a footnote. In fact, as a fluent speaker of Iroquois languages, he was a key go-between and more than a mere interpreter.



And now come back to Earth with this, from 'Reading America: Text as a Cultural Source' by Matthew Guillen, 2007:

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