A Little colonial dame, a story of old Manhatten island

Full Record:

1898. Sage. A Little colonial dame, a story of old Manhatten island. Illus. by Mabel Humphrey

Date:

1898

Author:

Sage

Illustrator:

Illus. by Mabel Humphrey

Collecting Area:

Mathes Childrens Literature

Curator Notes:

gift erin; Frederick A. Stokes (NY), c 1898, 'second edition'; spine titles and decoration printed in black on gray cloth, front and back cover titles and vignette printed in black on brown cloth

Subjects:

Girls' stories, Adolescents (13-19), Historical fiction - 1660's - New York City, Durtch people, Sisters and brothers, Dialects - Dutch, Dialects - English - archaic - 1600's, French People, Dialects - French, Black Americans, Slaves, Dialects - Black English, Christmas stories - feast of St. Nicholas, Santa Claus - San Claas, Ghosts, Pirates, Romance stories, Indians of North America - Mohicans, Indians of North America - Iroquois - Mohawks, New York City - 1660's - Nieuw Amsterdam/New York State - 1600's - Albany (Williamstadt), New York State - 1660's - Kingston - Esopus, and Illustrated editions - black and white plate