Medieval & Early Modern
The Swedes on the Delaware, 1638-1664
Amandus Johnson · narrated by Moss
2026
8h 33m
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Amandus Johnson recovers the forgotten colony of New Sweden on the Delaware, 1638 to 1664, where Swedes and Finns built log cabins in the American wilderness. He details a small, doomed venture that left a lasting mark. A scholarly rescue of an overlooked chapter of colonial history.
Inside this audiobook
13 chapters
- 1CHAPTER I. Political, Social, Religious and Other Conditions in Sweden, 1611–1660.40m
- 2CHAPTER II. Industries, Commerce and Trading Companies.37m
- 3CHAPTER III. The Founding of the New Sweden Company and the Early Expeditions to the Delaware.51m
- 4CHAPTER IV. The Founding and First Period of the Colony, 1638–1643.49m
- 5CHAPTER V. The Reorganized American Company and the Expeditions to New Sweden during the Administration of Governor Printz.52m
- 6CHAPTER VI. The Social and Economic Life of the Colony Under Governor Printz, 1643–1653.56m
- 7IV.48m
- 8CHAPTER VII. Renewed Efforts in Behalf of the Colony and the Tenth and Eleventh Expeditions.33m
- 9CHAPTER VIII. The Colony Under Rising and Papegoja, 1653–1655.52m
- 10II.46m
- 11CHAPTER IX. The American Company, the Last Expedition and the Efforts of Sweden to Regain the Colony.23m
- 12CHAPTER X. The First Period of the Swedish Settlements Under Dutch Rule and the Coming of the Mercurius, 1655–1656.11m
- 13CHAPTER XI. The Last Period of the Swedish Settlements Under the Dutch, 1656–1664.16m
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