Taking Manhattan : the extraordinary events that created New York and shaped America / Russell Shorto.
The author of The Island at the Center of the World offers up a thrilling narrative of how New York--that brash, bold, archetypal city--came to be.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780393881165
- ISBN: 0393881164
- Physical Description: xii, 390 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-371) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: The view from the mountaintop -- Part one: Squaring off. The invader -- The defender -- Enemy waters -- Stuyvesant's error -- Part two: Settlement and exile. Rabbits on an anthill -- The trailblazer -- The exile -- Dorothea Angola -- Restoration London -- Part three: A game of chess. Doppelganger -- Gravesend -- The alchemist -- The delegation -- The effusion of Christian blood -- White flag -- "The town of Manhatans" -- Part four: The invention. Remaining English -- Merger -- Going Dutch -- The mystery. |
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- 5 of 21 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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Holds
- 6 current holds with 21 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisville Branch | ANF (Text) | FOR1840734 | On Order | On order | - |
| Mocksville | 974.7102SHORTO (Text) | 39872002107081 | Adult New Nonfiction | In process | - |
| Moss Memorial Library | 974.7102 SHO (Text) | 80605003750394 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| North Regional Library | 974.7102 SHO (Text) | 31781069077525 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/02/2025 |
| Paddison Memorial Branch | ANF (Text) | FOR1840735 | On Order | On order | - |
| Person County Library | 974.71 SHO (Text) | 34622001639666 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/19/2025 |
| Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield | JOHN1845522 (Text) | JOHN1845522 | On Order | On order | - |
| Robeson County Public Library | 974.7102 SHORTO (Text) | 34510000715118 | Adult Nonfiction | In process | - |
| Southwest Brunswick Library | 974.71 SHO (Text) | 31427000665107 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/14/2025 |
| Statesville Main Library | 974.7102 SHO (Text) | 33114018668483 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/08/2025 |
