01603cam a2200349 4500 758422350 TxAuBib 20040419120000.0 030609s2004||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2003055227 9780385503495 0385503490 (OCoLC)52477207 TxGR TxAuBib Shorto, Russell. The island at the center of the world [Book] : the epic story of Dutch Manhattan and the forgotten colony that shaped America / Russell Shorto. 1st ed. New York, NY : Doubleday, 2004. xiv, 384 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 352-372) and index. A history of the Dutch role in the establishment of Manhattan discusses the rivalry between England and the Dutch Republic, focusing on the power struggle between governor Peter Stuyvesant and politician Adriaen van der Donck. 20040419. Minuit, Peter 1580-1638. Stuyvesant, Peter 1592-1672. Donck, Adriaen van der 1620-1655. Dutch Americans New York (State) New York History 17th century. New York (N.Y) History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. New York (N.Y) Politics and government To 1898. New York (N.Y) Biography. Manhattan (New York, N.Y) History 17th century. RV8