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Patroon van Volkenberg

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By Henry Thew Stephenson
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Set in Manhattan in 1699, the narrative follows an outsider who becomes entangled with the powerful patroon Van Volkenberg and the island’s seafaring and political circles. It traces secret alliances, buried crimes, and disputed loyalties amid taverns, coffee-houses, and manor houses, while pirates and visiting mariners bring the wider Atlantic world into local affairs. The plot alternates investigation, domestic drama, and clandestine plotting, gradually exposing long-hidden secrets and provoking confrontations that challenge authority and reshape several characters’ fortunes and relationships.

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Title: Patroon van Volkenberg

A tale of old Manhattan in the year sixteen hundred & ninety-nine

Author: Henry Thew Stephenson

Illustrator: C. M. Relyea

Release date: April 12, 2018 [eBook #56971]

Language: English

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