The island at the center of the world [sound recording] :[the epic story of Dutch Manhattan & the forgotten colony that shaped America] / by Russell Shorto.
By: Shorto, Russell.
Contributor(s): Ganser, L. J.
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SoundPublisher: Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2004Description: 13 sound discs (15 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.ISBN: 1419302167.Subject(s): Minuit, Peter, 1580-1638 | Stuyvesant, Peter, 1592-1672 | Donck, Adriaen van der, 1620-1655 | Dutch Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 17th century | New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 | Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 17th century | New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- To 1898 | New York (N.Y.) -- BiographyNarrated by L.J. Ganser.Summary: Before there were thirteen colonies, there was New Netherland. Founded by the Dutch, this tiny community on the edge of the wilderness supported a staggering array of peoples. Surrounded by intolerant Puritans, the colony took its cue from Amsterdam, Europe's most liberal city. Inevitably the Dutch and English clashed-- and a new nation was born.
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Narrated by L.J. Ganser.
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Before there were thirteen colonies, there was New Netherland. Founded by the Dutch, this tiny community on the edge of the wilderness supported a staggering array of peoples. Surrounded by intolerant Puritans, the colony took its cue from Amsterdam, Europe's most liberal city. Inevitably the Dutch and English clashed-- and a new nation was born.
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