Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents VII
4. 1. The Swedes and the Great Gustavus 1
5. 2. A Prospectus and a Ropewalk 9
6. 3. Two Swedes, and Three Dutchmen 15
7. 4. A Landfall and a Little Fort 19
8. 5. Primeval Forests and Neolithic Men 23
9. 6. Difficulties and Discouragements 34
10. 7. Welcome Dutchmen and Unwelcome Englishmen 37
11. 8. The Forest-Destroying Finns 43
12. 9. Printz, the Big Swede 47
13. 10. Printz as Empire-Builder 51
14. 11. Printz as Jurist 56
15. 12. Printz as Diplomat 61
16. 13. Printz as a Man of Action 65
17. 14. Printz and Stuyvesant 68
18. 15. A Homesick Handful 72
19. 16. The Katt’s Catastrophe 74
20. 17. New Sweden at Its Zenith 77
21. 18. The Coming of the Dutch and the Building of Casimir 81
22. 19. Disappointment and Discord 86
23. 20. The Character of a Governor 91
24. 21. The Character of a Queen 95
25. 22. The Voyage of a Plague Ship 99
26. 23. An Argument and Remonstrance 104
27. 24. The Sweeping of a New Broom 107
28. 25. The Gathering of the Storm 114
29. 26. The Taking of Trefaldighet 117
30. 27. The Capture of Christina 123
31. 28. The Last of the Swedish Governors 130
32. 29. The Results 133
33. 30. Log Cabins and Wooden Spoons 137
34. 31. Preaching and Preachers 141
35. 32. The Departure of the Swedes 146
36. 33. The Reasons Why 149
37. Index 155