Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America by Russell Shorto
Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America

Russell Shorto

Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America

Russell Shorto

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In 1664, England decided to invade the Dutch-controlled city of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. Charles II and his brother, the Duke of York, had dreams of empire, and their archrivals, the Dutch, were in the way. But Richard Nicolls, who led t...

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