Taking Manhattan : the extraordinary events that created New York and shaped America

Book 2025

"In 1664, England decided to invade the Dutch-controlled city of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. Charles II and his brother, the Duke of York, had dreams of empire, and their archrivals, the Dutch, were in the way. But Richard Nicolls, the military officer who led the English flotilla bent on destruction, changed his strategy once he encountered Peter Stuyvesant, New Netherland's canny director general. Bristling with vibrant characters, Takin...

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Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

New York (N.Y.) History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

New York (N.Y.) Politics and government

Nicolls, Richard, 1624-1672

Stuyvesant, Peter, 1592-1672

United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775