The book Dutch and English on the Hudson: A Chronicle of Colonial New York is written by Maude Wilder Goodwin. In this book, she follows the complex connections between Dutch and English settlers on the banks of the Hudson River, revealing the history of colonial New York. The author examines in detail the cultural, social and political aspects of life in this region during the first decades of the 17th century. Filled with interesting facts and chronological events, Maud Wilder Goodwin's book tells a fascinating story of the colonial days of New York, the fate of the first settlers and the changes that took place in the relationship between the Dutch and the English in this land.