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 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]

The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
AuthorRussell Shorto
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
GenreNon-fiction
PublishedApril 12, 2005
PublisherVintage Books
Pages384
ISBN1400078679

References
  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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