| Edition |
First Vintage books edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 384 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Prologue : The missing floor -- pt. I. "A certain island named Manathans" -- The measure of things -- The pollinator -- The island -- The king, the surgeon, the Turk, and the whore -- pt. II. Clash of wills -- The lawman -- The council of blood -- The cause -- The one-legged man -- The general and the princess -- The people's champion -- An American in Europe -- A dangerous man -- pt. III. The inheritance -- Booming -- New York -- Inherited features -- Epilogue : The paper trail. |
| Note |
Originally published: New York : Doubleday, 2004. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-372) and index. |
| Subject |
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Colonial period, approximately 1600-1775.
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Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 17th century.
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Dutch Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 17th century.
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New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- To 1898.
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Minuit, Peter, 1580-1638.
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Stuyvesant, Peter, 1592-1672.
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Donck, Adriaen van der, 1620-1655.
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New York (N.Y.) -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
1400078679 paperback $14.95 |
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9781400078677 paperback |
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