The Island at the Center of the World

The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
Author	Russell Shorto
Country	USA
Language	English
Subject	History
Genre	Non-fiction
Published	April 12, 2005
Publisher	Vintage Books
Pages	384
ISBN	1400078679

The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America is a 2005 non-fiction book by the American journalist Russell Shorto. It covers the period of Manhattan under Dutch colonial rule, when the territory was called New Netherland. The book also discusses the conflict between Adriaen van der Donck and Peter Stuyvesant.^[1]^[2]

References[]

^ Joyce Goodfriend, "Review" New York History Vol. 86, No. 3 (Summer 2005), pp. 298-301 online
^ Paul Otto, "Review" Journal of American History (June 2005), Vol. 92 Issue 1, pp 183-184 online.

External links[]

Presentation by Shorto on The Island at the Center of the World, April 22, 2004, C-SPAN

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[1] Joyce Goodfriend, "Review" New York History Vol. 86, No. 3 (Summer 2005), pp. 298-301 online

[2] Paul Otto, "Review" Journal of American History (June 2005), Vol. 92 Issue 1, pp 183-184 online.

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