Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America

Title: Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America Author: Russell Shorto American History: 1686314 ISBN: 9780393881165 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Published: 2025 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Section: History | United States | Colonial Period (1600-1775) Condition Note: New from the publisher Publisher Description: In 1664, England decided to invade the Dutch-controlled city of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. Charles II and his brother, the Duke of York, had dreams of empire, and their archrivals, the Dutch, were in the way. But Richard Nicolls, the military officer who led the English flotilla bent on destruction, changed his strategy once he encountered Peter Stuyvesant, New Netherland's canny director general. Bristling with vibrant characters, Taking Manhattan reveals the founding of New Yo