Russell Shorto
Russell Shorto is an American author and journalist known for his works on history and culture. He is particularly recognized for his book 'The Island at the Center of the World,' which explores the Dutch founding of New York City. Shorto has also contributed to various publications and served as the director of the John Adams Institute in Amsterdam.
Books
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1. Taking Manhattan
Taking Manhattan tells how, in 1664, English forces moved to take Dutch New Amsterdam and how negotiations between Richard Nicolls and Peter Stuyvesant reshaped the settlement. The book follows the fusion of Dutch multiethnic commercial life with rising English power that laid the foundations of modern New York, while also tracing the violent dispossession of Native peoples and the emergence of slavery—capturing the city’s early mix of opportunity and oppression.
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