Old New York : The life and time of Peter Stuyvesant a NYC tour.

[gillmore2011]

i would of rather have a person telling us the story than playing the music

[leapjrh]

@gillmore2011 I don't understand how nobody has yet to mention what a tyrant Stuyvesant was. His legal system was extremely harsh, even for his time period. He built "Wall Street", not for trading, but it was literally a wall which kept Dutch colonists trapped in his colony of terror. They wanted to flee for English territory. The English saw the people hated Stuyvesant, and brought 400 men to take Stuyvesant down. The Dutch were HAPPY and WELCOMED British rule. Nice ruler.

[raindeer59]

Ha... yes a descendant , not an ancestor..LOL !

[TigerRocket]

The 'fire water' the natives were plied with (previously unknown), probably went a long way to making them friendly toward 'trading' material goods (and rum) for land. All of the 'Five Nations' tribes migrated regionally with the seasons. Permanent settlement was an alien concept to them.

At first, they probably didn't think these guys were gonna hang around long and "claim" outright possession. But alas.....

[TigerRocket]

The "$24 deal" is a bit of a misnomer. The original transaction was not likely viewed as a "purchase" by the natives, but as a peculiar concept in 'rental' trade. They were probably a bit bemused by the idea. What was more important to them than the proverbial 'wampum' and furs, were the previously unknown technologies in iron farming implements. Imagine going your whole life with rough tools of wood and stone, and then being introduced to extremely precise, labor reducing instruments.

[theonlyantony]

Very interesting film. Have you read 'Nathaniel's Nutmeg'.? Great book. ; It's about the spice wars between the Dutch East India Company and the The East India Company in London. You'd love it, sir

[kevikevkev]

wow I hope nobody actually believes this shit. I mean you are well intentioned and have a great desire to convey your love of history. But what you know of Stuyvesant is little and most of what you say in this video is completely wrong, even the date he died is wrong. It is wrong on his tomb. believe it or not and if you knew anything about NY history and Stuyvesant that would have been the first thing you would have learned.

[raindeer59]

@kevikevkev .. Hey just curious how you know what you do know..... I have a small book written about him .Trying to find the book now to see who wrote it..... just curious about why there is so much mis information floating around.. I will find that book and see what it says about his tombstone.

[tourguideStan]

"Imagine buying Manhattan for twenty-four Dollars."

If you know your history, there WERE no dollars at that time. That was an estimate of the value of his trade goods (blankets, hammers, knives, etc.) made by a historian in the 1880s. At that time a workingman would make between $1 and $3 a day. $24 might be a month's pay, equivalent to $3000 now.

So don't imply that Manhattan was a bargain. It was a rocky, swampy island.

Overall, it's a really nice video. Thanks for posting it.

[cdlmt]

Thanks for the info!

[Sergeydgr8]

ummm 7:15 is kinda confusing, and the end is cut off.

[BurningCartPros]

Peter Stuyvesant is my direct ancestor

[cdlmt]

Very Cool!

[Wysefunction]

that is impossible the last direct decendent was named Augustus van Horne Stuyvesant, Jr. He died a bachalor in 1953 aged 85.

And other decendents from Stuyvesant relitives like his sister are famous like

Loudon Wainwright III Hamilton Fish governor of New York

Tom Kean governor of New Jersey

and actor Michael Douglas

[BurningCartPros]

Actually, his daughter married my mother's ancestor who had the last name of Schutte, that is my family's name and therefore i am practically blood related to him.

[thegreatocram]

hes also known as pieter boom boom and gouverner of curacou

[cdlmt]

Thanks for the info.

[Urban058]

Nice video, i'm from The Netherlands and Peter Stuyvesant isn't well known over here. Except for the cigarette manufacturer.... :(

[cdlmt]

Thanks

[raindeer59]

I am an ancestor of Peter Stuyvesant...... so cool to see a video in his tribute..... thanks a bunch for the history lesson. I am in New York this month and plan to visit these areas.........

[thegreatocram]

you should vissit curacou he was also a gouverner of that island

[cdlmt]

If you need more info let me know.

[CCDevlin]

@raindeer59 you are an ancestor of Peter Stuyvesant? That would make you more than 400 years old.

[jakepontillo]

@raindeer59 You mean you are a descendant..

[AngelofJustize]

@raindeer59

An ancestor of Peter Stuyvesant? Wow, you have to be pretty old then.

[marvalhat]

What a lovely tribute to your hometown. I know what you mean by "losing our history."In L.A. we have the same problem. I'm so tired of cement!!

[cdlmt]

Thank you for your comment.