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The Island at the Centre of the World
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Wydawca: Little, Brown Book Group
Data wydania: 01.05.2014
Typ okładki:miękka okładka
EAN: 9780349140209
Opis
Opis
When the British wrested New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664, the truth about its thriving, polyglot society began to disappear into myths about an island purchased for 24 dollars and a cartoonish peg-legged governor. But the story of the Dutch colony of New Netherland was merely lost, not destroyed. Drawing on the archives of the New Netherland Project, Russell Shorto has created a gripping narrative that transforms our understanding of early America.
The Dutch colony pre-dated the 'original' thirteen colonies, yet it seems strikingly familiar. Its capital was cosmopolitan and multi-ethnic, and its citizens valued free trade, individual rights, and religious freedom. Their champion was a progressive, young lawyer named Adriaen van der Donck, who emerges in these pages as a forgotten American patriot and whose political vision brought him into conflict with Peter Stuyvesant, the autocratic director of the Dutch colony.
The struggle between these two strong-willed men laid the foundation for New York City and helped shape American culture. The Island at the Center of the World uncovers a lost world and offers a surprising new perspective on our own.
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Hachette UK Limited
Victoria Embankment 50 Carmelite House
EC4Y 0DZ London
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44 20 3122 6000
The Dutch colony pre-dated the 'original' thirteen colonies, yet it seems strikingly familiar. Its capital was cosmopolitan and multi-ethnic, and its citizens valued free trade, individual rights, and religious freedom. Their champion was a progressive, young lawyer named Adriaen van der Donck, who emerges in these pages as a forgotten American patriot and whose political vision brought him into conflict with Peter Stuyvesant, the autocratic director of the Dutch colony.
The struggle between these two strong-willed men laid the foundation for New York City and helped shape American culture. The Island at the Center of the World uncovers a lost world and offers a surprising new perspective on our own.
Producent/osoba odpowiedzialna za bezpieczeństwo produktu
Hachette UK Limited
Victoria Embankment 50 Carmelite House
EC4Y 0DZ London
enquiries@hachette.co.uk
44 20 3122 6000
Szczegóły
Szczegóły
Data wydania: 01.05.2014
Liczba stron: 416
Wymiary: 198 x 126 x 32
Typ okładki:miękka okładka
Wydawca: Little, Brown Book Group
Autor:
Tytuł:The Island at the Centre of the World
EAN: 9780349140209
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