The Other States of America: History Podcast - Into Mohawk Country By Harmen Van Den Bogaert (New Netherland, Iroquois Confederacy Crossover Episode)

Into Mohawk Country By Harmen Van Den Bogaert (New Netherland, Iroquois Confederacy Crossover Episode)

06/01/20 • 70 min

The Other States of America: History Podcast

in 1634 a young man leaves Fort Orange to explore the Mohawk and Oneida Nations, his account is the earliest written record from within the world of the Haudenosaunee. He tries to buy a pet bear, is tasked with driving out the devil and yet at the end he is the strangest character of all.

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