The Island At Center Of World: Epic Story Dutch Manhattan And Forgotten Colony That Shaped America Russell Shorto Abacus Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

When The British Wrested New Amsterdam From Dutch In 1664 Truth About Its Thriving Polyglot Society Began To Disappear Into Myths An Island Purchased For 24 Dollars And A Cartoonish Peg-Legged Governor But Story Of Colony Netherland Was Merely Lost Not Destroyed Drawing On Archives Project Russell Shorto Has Created Gripping Narrative That Transforms Our Understanding Early America Pre-Dated \ Original\ Thirteen Colonies Yet It Seems Strikingly Familiar Capital Cosmopolitan Multi-Ethnic Citizens Valued Free Trade Individual Rights Religious Freedom Their Champion Progressive Young Lawyer Named Adriaen Van Der Donck Who Emerges These Pages As Forgotten American Patriot Whose Political Vision Brought Him Conflict With Peter Stuyvesant Autocratic Director Struggle Between Two Strong-Willed Men Laid Foundation York City Helped Shape Culture At Center World Uncovers Offers Surprising Perspective Own Σελίδες: 416 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0513 Διαστάσεις: 12 7X12 7Cm