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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars Hill Library | 974.7 SHO (Text) | 30229101385010 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/16/2025 |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | 974.7 S (Text) | 39493110136159 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Bogue Banks | 974.71 SHORT (Text) | 34208900245571 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/10/2025 |
| Clemmons Branch | ANF (Text) | FOR1840733 | On Order | On order | - |
| Cliffdale Library | 974.7102 SHO (Text) | 31781069077533 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | 974.7102 SHO (Text) | 31781069077517 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| G.V. Barbee, Sr. Library | 974.41 SHO (Text) | 31420621494940 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/05/2025 |
| Henderson Main Branch | 974.7 S (Text) | 33258010457699 | Adult New Nonfiction | On holds shelf | - |
| Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library | 974.71 S (Text) | 39149008450637 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Lee County Main Library | 974.71 SHORTO (Text) | 33262003289184 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/12/2025 |
