Taking Manhattan: The extraordinary events that created New York and shaped America by Russell Shorto, Russell Shorto
Taking Manhattan: The extraordinary events that created New York and shaped America
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Russell Shorto, Russell Shorto
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Taking Manhattan: The extraordinary events that created New York and shaped America

Russell Shorto, 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 arch-rivals, the Dutch, were in the way. But Richard Nicolls, who led ...

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