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From New Amsterdam to New York: The Founding of New York by the Dutch in July 1625
From New Amsterdam to New York The Founding of New York by the Dutch in July 1625
Author: Dirk Barreveld
It is hard to imagine that today's New York started hardly 400 years ago as a tiny Dutch settlement named New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. The Dutch bought the place for US$ 25, a bargain they thought. For the Dutch, who ruled the world at that time, it was not an important place, but only a trading post for beaver and otter skins. The first D...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780595198900
ISBN-10: 0595198902
Publication Date: 9/2001
Pages: 314
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Publisher: Writers Club Press
Book Type: Paperback
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