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When the British wrested New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664, the truth about its thriving,<u> </u>polyglot society began to disappear into myths about an island purchased for 24 dollars and a cartoonish peg-legged governor. But the story of the Dutch colony of New Netherland was merely lost, not destroyed: 12,000 pages of its records–recently declared a national treasure–are now being translated. Drawing on this remarkable archive, Russell Shorto has created a gripping narrative–a story of global sweep centered on a wilderness called Manhattan–that transforms our understanding of early America. The Dutch colony pre-dated the “original” thirteen colonies, yet it seems strikingly familiar. Its capital was cosmopolitan and multi-ethnic, and its citizens valued free trade, individual rights, and religious freedom. Their champion was a progressive, young lawyer named Adriaen van der Donck, who emerges in these pages as a forgotten American patriot and whose political vision brought him into conflict with Peter Stuyvesant, the autocratic director of the Dutch colony. The struggle between these two strong-willed men laid the foundation for New York City and helped shape American culture. <b>The Island at the Center of the World</b> uncovers a lost world and offers a surprising new perspective on our own.
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The Island at the Center of the World, Russell Shorto
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- Année de publication
- 2004
- Reliure
- (rigide)
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- Titre
- The Island at the Center of the World
- Sous-titre
- The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Russell Shorto
- Éditeur
- Doubleday
- Publié
- 2004
- Format
- rigide
- Pages
- 384
- ISBN10
- 0385503490
- ISBN13
- 9780385503495
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Thème historique, Voyage, États-Unis, Littérature américaine, New York, Histoire des États-Unis, 17e siècle
- Description
- When the British wrested New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664, the truth about its thriving,<u> </u>polyglot society began to disappear into myths about an island purchased for 24 dollars and a cartoonish peg-legged governor. But the story of the Dutch colony of New Netherland was merely lost, not destroyed: 12,000 pages of its records–recently declared a national treasure–are now being translated. Drawing on this remarkable archive, Russell Shorto has created a gripping narrative–a story of global sweep centered on a wilderness called Manhattan–that transforms our understanding of early America. The Dutch colony pre-dated the “original” thirteen colonies, yet it seems strikingly familiar. Its capital was cosmopolitan and multi-ethnic, and its citizens valued free trade, individual rights, and religious freedom. Their champion was a progressive, young lawyer named Adriaen van der Donck, who emerges in these pages as a forgotten American patriot and whose political vision brought him into conflict with Peter Stuyvesant, the autocratic director of the Dutch colony. The struggle between these two strong-willed men laid the foundation for New York City and helped shape American culture. <b>The Island at the Center of the World</b> uncovers a lost world and offers a surprising new perspective on our own.