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Story of Manhattan, The by Charles Hemstreet (1866 – )

Story of Manhattan, The by Charles Hemstreet (1866 – )

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The history of New York City is told as a story, in few words. It begins with Henry Hudson’s discovery of Manhattan in 1609. And it finishes in 1898 when the island of Manhattan becomes the Borough of Manhattan of Greater New York. (Summary by Guero.)

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  • 01 - Preface and Chapter I - The Adventures of Henry Hudson

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  • 02 - Chapter II - The First Traders on the Island

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  • 03 - Chapter III - Peter Minuit, First of the Dutch Governors

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  • 04 - Chapter IV - Walter Van Twiller, Second of the Dutch Governors

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  • 05 - Chapter V - William Kieft and the War with the Indians

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  • 06 - Chapter VI - Peter Stuyvesant, the Last of the Dutch Governors

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  • 07 - Chapter VII - New York Under the English and the Dutch

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  • 08 - Chapter VIII - Something About the Bolting Act

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  • 09 - Chapter IX - The Stirring Times of Jacob Leisler

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  • 10 - Chapter X - The Sad End of Jacob Leisler

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