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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 by Russell Shorto](https://558130.bdp32.group/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBOTVGT3c9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--8b1c657fa3e721c3b755a87ffc4add0082ae8e2f/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJYW5CbkJqb0dSVlE2RkhKbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5c2FXMXBkRnNIYVFJc0FXa0M5QUU9IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJ2YXJpYXRpb24ifX0=--038335c90cf75c275ae4d36968ac417dc4a0a3e3/The%20Island%20at%20the%20Center%20of%20the%20World-%20The%20Epic%20Story%20of%20Dutch%20Manhattan%20and%20the%20Forgotten%20Colony%20That%20Shaped%20America.jpg)
416 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400078677
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 12 April 2005
Description
In a riveting, groundbreaking narrative, Russell Shorto tells the story of New Netherland, the Dutch colony which pre-dated the Pilgrims and established ideals of tolerance and individual rights that shaped American history. Astonishing . . . A bo...
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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 by Russell Shorto](https://558130.bdp32.group/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBOTVGT3c9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--8b1c657fa3e721c3b755a87ffc4add0082ae8e2f/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJYW5CbkJqb0dSVlE2RkhKbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5c2FXMXBkRnNIYVFJc0FXa0M5QUU9IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJ2YXJpYXRpb24ifX0=--038335c90cf75c275ae4d36968ac417dc4a0a3e3/The%20Island%20at%20the%20Center%20of%20the%20World-%20The%20Epic%20Story%20of%20Dutch%20Manhattan%20and%20the%20Forgotten%20Colony%20That%20Shaped%20America.jpg)
416 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400078677
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 12 April 2005
Description
In a riveting, groundbreaking narrative, Russell Shorto tells the story of New Netherland, the Dutch colony which pre-dated the Pilgrims and established ideals of tolerance and individual rights that shaped American history. Astonishing . . . A bo...