The island at the center of the world : the epic story of Dutch Manhattan and the forgotten colony that shaped America
Russell Shorto (Author)
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
Print Book, English, 2014
Abacus, London, 2014