The island at the center of the world : the epic story of Dutch Manhattan and the forgotten colony that shaped America
Shorto, Russell2014
Books, Manuscripts
Russell Shorto takes the reader back to New York's earliest times as a densely wooded island that became the focus of a fierce leadership struggle between two men. He reveals how the early Dutch settlers inspired the free-trade ethos that made modern America an upwardly mobile melting pot.
Main title:
Author:
Shorto, Russell, author
Imprint:
London : Abacus, 2014.
Collation:
xiv, 384 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Doubleday, 2004.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780349140209 (pbk)0349140200
Dewey class:
974.7'102974.710
Local class:
974.7102
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
897776