island at the center of the world
Subtitle: the epic story of Dutch Manhattan and the forgotten colony that shaped America
By: Russell Shorto.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
Subjects: Minuit, Peter, 1580-1638; Stuyvesant, Peter, 1592-1672; Donck, Adriaen van der, 1620-1655; Dutch Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 17th century; New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 17th century; New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- To 1898; New York (N.Y.) -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 352-372) and index.