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The Island at the Center of the World

- The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America
Af: Russell Shorto Engelsk Paperback

The Island at the Center of the World

- The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America
Af: Russell Shorto Engelsk Paperback
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When the British wrested New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664, the truth about its thriving, polyglot society began to disappear into myths about an island purchased for 24 dollars and a cartoonish peg-legged governor. But the story of the Dutch colony of New Netherland was merely lost, not destroyed. Drawing on the archives of the New Netherland Project, Russell Shorto has created a gripping narrative that transforms our understanding of early America.

The Dutch colony pre-dated the ''original'' thirteen colonies, yet it seems strikingly familiar. Its capital was cosmopolitan and multi-ethnic, and its citizens valued free trade, individual rights, and religious freedom. Their champion was a progressive, young lawyer named Adriaen van der Donck, who emerges in these pages as a forgotten American patriot and whose political vision brought him into conflict with Peter Stuyvesant, the autocratic director of the Dutch colony. The struggle between these two strong-willed men laid the foundation for New York City and helped shape American culture. The Island at the Center of the World uncovers a lost world and offers a surprising new perspective on our own.

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When the British wrested New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664, the truth about its thriving, polyglot society began to disappear into myths about an island purchased for 24 dollars and a cartoonish peg-legged governor. But the story of the Dutch colony of New Netherland was merely lost, not destroyed. Drawing on the archives of the New Netherland Project, Russell Shorto has created a gripping narrative that transforms our understanding of early America.

The Dutch colony pre-dated the ''original'' thirteen colonies, yet it seems strikingly familiar. Its capital was cosmopolitan and multi-ethnic, and its citizens valued free trade, individual rights, and religious freedom. Their champion was a progressive, young lawyer named Adriaen van der Donck, who emerges in these pages as a forgotten American patriot and whose political vision brought him into conflict with Peter Stuyvesant, the autocratic director of the Dutch colony. The struggle between these two strong-willed men laid the foundation for New York City and helped shape American culture. The Island at the Center of the World uncovers a lost world and offers a surprising new perspective on our own.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 416
ISBN-13: 9780349140209
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0349140200
Kategori: Amerikansk historie
Udg. Dato: 1 maj 2014
Længde: 26mm
Bredde: 127mm
Højde: 198mm
Forlag: Little, Brown Book Group
Oplagsdato: 1 maj 2014
Forfatter(e): Russell Shorto
Forfatter(e) Russell Shorto

Kategori Amerikansk historie

ISBN-13 9780349140209

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 416

Udgave

Længde 26mm

Bredde 127mm

Højde 198mm

Udg. Dato 1 maj 2014

Oplagsdato 1 maj 2014

Forlag Little, Brown Book Group

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