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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. 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.
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The Island at the Centre of the World, Russell Shorto
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- 2005
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- Title
- The Island at the Centre of the World
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Russell Shorto
- Publisher
- Random House
- Released
- 2005
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 329
- ISBN10
- 0552999822
- ISBN13
- 9780552999823
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, Business, Business & Management, History, Military History, Military Fiction, Wars, USA, American Literature, Marketing & Sales, American History, Great Britain, New York, America, Struggle for Power, Netherlands, Manhattan, NY
- Original title
- The island at the center of the world
- Rating
- 4.15 out of 5
- 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. 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.