{"product_id":"death-of-a-notary-9780801487880","title":"Death of a Notary","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was the only one. He was the only man to have committed suicide in the town's seventeenth-century history. So begins Donna Merwick's fascinating tale of a Dutch notary who ended his life in his adopted community of Albany. In a major feat of...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thoughtful examination of the roles played by writers and researchers, ruminating on the pawns that such average citizens can become both of history and of historians.\u003c\/p\u003e * Library Journal Academic Newsletter *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gem of a book.... The author describes Janse's notarial career as a matter of 'nearsighted work. And the metaphor applies to her own efforts as well... as \u003ci\u003eDeath of a Notary\u003c\/i\u003e is a strikingly successful example of... microhistory. Merwick is, at the same time, an expert storyteller, one who can piece together her admittedly fragmentary evidence in compelling, sometimes surprising ways.\u003c\/p\u003e -- John Demos * Washington Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMerwick presents a complex and fascinating account of van Ilpendam's career and daily life in late 17th-century Albany.... A major work of scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e * AB Bookman's Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMs. Merwick's careful, moving reconstruction of Janse's life and death shows what happens when a person who lives by words finds those he knows no longer suffice.\u003c\/p\u003e * The Chronicle of Higher Education *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot only will specialists find the book useful in the debate over Dutch-English influence in New York, but it is a good beginning for the general reader seeking to understand the state. Above all, however, \u003ci\u003eDeath of a Notary\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare commodity for a history book—a good story told well.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Don Roper * History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis outstanding contribution to Colonial social history is highly recommended for all undergraduate and graduate history collections.\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405171990871,"sku":"9780801487880","price":22.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801487880.jpg?v=1730488980","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/death-of-a-notary-9780801487880","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}