The Island at the Centre of the World
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Author | : Russell Shorto |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 523 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780552999823 |
ISBN-13 | : 0552999822 |
Rating | : 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Island at the Centre of the World by : Russell Shorto
Book excerpt: 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.