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Author:

Shorto, Russell.

Title:

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.

Format:

[sound recording] :

Publisher:

Recorded Books,

Copyright Date:

p2004

Description:

13 sound discs (15 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Minuit, Peter,--1580-1638.
Stuyvesant, Peter,--1592-1672.
Donck, Adriaen van der,--1620-1655.
Dutch Americans--New York--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.)--Biography.
Books on compact disc, Unabridged.

Other Authors:

Ganser, L. J. nrt

Notes:

Title from container. Unabridged. Compact disc. Narrated by L.J. Ganser.

Summary:

Before there were 13 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.

ISBN:

9781419302183
1419302183

Locations:

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)