The Island at the Centre of the World : The Untold Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Founding of New York by Shorto, Russell - 2005-02-28

London: Black Swan, 2005. 506pp., 2 page b/white map, plus 8 page, mostly colour, illustrated section. Book clean, square. Spine firm, reading crease there-on. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated (Engraver Carolus Allard's 1673 view of New Amsterdam) card wrapper 'as new'. " . . . tells how a wilderness populated by wolves and native tribes became the melting pot from which developed the free-trade, multi-cultural and upwardly mobile spirit of New York that in turn would shape the whole American nation . . . " Contents include: Prologue: The Missing Floor, 15 chapters over three 'parts', Epilogue: The Paper Trail, Notes, Biblio., Index. Book weight approx. 415g.. Second Impression.. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.