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The Island at the Center of the World The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America

Russell Shorto

In a landmark work of history, Russell Shorto presents astonishing information on the founding of our nation and reveals in riveting detail the crucial role of the Dutch in making America what it is today. In the late 1960s, an archivist in the New York State Library made an astounding discovery: 1...

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They said it was an amazing read about New York's Dutch origins and early history before the British took over.

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I read this book. It was called Island in the Center of the World. It was about New York City because, you know, before the British when it was like just the Dutch, this author, Russell Shorto. It's a...

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They said it was an amazing read about New York's Dutch origins and early history before the British took over.

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I read this book. It was called Island in the Center of the World. It was about New York City because, you know, before the British when it was like just the Dutch, this author, Russell Shorto. It's an amazing read because we only know a little about British society but not much about Dutch society in New Amsterdam in the 1600s.

They were like in the 1600s. They were as woke as we are now. Dude, they had no slaves. Everybody was out there, fucking everybody. They were having parties, dancing in the streets, like a beautiful type of culture. Then the British came in and were like rules, shit got puritanical quick and kind of like lost the fun.

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