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One of the most anticipated books in the literary hub of 2025
The authors of the island at the center of the world offered an exciting New York tale, how to complete the name of Brash, Bold, Arctipipal City.
In 1664, England decided to attack the Dutch-controlled city of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. Charles II and his brother, Duke of York, had dreams of the empire, and their archives, Dutch were on the way. But Richard Nichols, military officer, who led the English Floral Libra on destruction, changed his strategy when he faced New Netherlands Director General Peter Stuyvant.
With vibrant characters, taking Manhattan reveals the establishment of New York as an invention, the result of creative negotiations that will mix the multi -level, capitalist society of New Amsterdam with the power of the growing English Empire. But which can be called the first modern city, its birth is also a story of the cruel spread of the original Americans and the roots of American slavery. This book attracts new translated materials and illuminates the neglected history of religious refugees, indigenous tribes and free and slave Africans.
Taking Manhattan describes the riveting story of the birth of the city of New York as the center of capitalism and pluralism, a foundation that will arise America. It also shows the contradiction of the origin of New York and how the boundless opportunity is coupled with subordination and displacement, which shows the promise and failure of America to date. Russell Shorto, whose work is described as “stunning” (New York Times) and “literary alchemy” (Chicago Tribune), has once again mined arithmetic sources to offer a fresh and tentant argument about a vibrant story and American start.
29 pictures, 2 maps
Publisher
Publisher: WW Norton & Company
Publication date: March 4, 2025
language English
Print Length: 408 page
ISBN -10: 0393881164
ISBN -13: 978-03938811165
Items Weight: 1.39 pounds
Dimensions: 6.4 x 1.3 x 9.3 inch
Customers say
Customers find this book to be a fascinating history of New York, with one review highlighting its rich detail on life and politics in Dutch Manhattan. Customers describe it as an exceptionally fun read.
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