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Kaban ng Hiyas
Congressional Library

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Kaban ng Hiyas
Congressional Library

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History

The Island At The Center Of The World

Author

Russell Shorto

Call Number

PL 499065 PYX 5521 1981

Accession Number

81063pl

PUBLICATION YEAR

2020

Keywords

Dutch Republic, Manhattan, Peter Stuyvesant, Adriaen van der Donck, New York history

Book Summary

A history of the Dutch role in the establishment of Manhattan discusses the rivalry between England and the Dutch Republic, focusing on the power struggle between Holland governor Peter Stuyvesant and politician Adriaen van der Donck that shaped New York's culture and social freedoms. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.

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