num_pages: 507
description: It was situated on a perfect natural harbour at the mouth of a great river leading into a huge new land. Manhattan Island was to grow into the most powerful city in the most powerful country in the world.The Island At The Centre Of The World returns to the origins of New York's extraordinary history. It tells how a wilderness populated only by wolves and native tribes became the melting pot from which developed the free-trade, multi-cultural and upwardly-mobile spirit of New York that in turn would shape the whole American nation.
language: English
title: The Island at the Centre of the World
titlecomplete: The Island at the Centre of the World
genres: Historical, American, The United States Of America, 17th Century, Nonfiction, Audiobook, American History, Travel, New York, History
ratings_count: 9815
places: New York (State)
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Audie Award
category: Nonfiction, Unabridged, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: New York City Book Award
category: Book of the Year
publisher: Black Swan (London)