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Believeitornot,NewYork'spastwasaswild,exciting,andcontentiousasitspresent.It'shardtoimaginenowthatNewYorkCitywasonceawilderness,butManhattantakesitsnamefromanAlgonquianIndianwordmeaninghillyisland.HenryHudson'shauloffinefursconvincedtheDutchtoestablishtheircolonyatthegatewaytotheNewWorld,andtheislandwasboughtfromtheNativeAmericans.Oncesettled,NewYorksoonbecamethecrucibleofcommerceinAmerica,andthesteelyspiritofNewYorkerswasforgedfast.ThenarrativeofNewYorkhasbeenmarkedeversincewiththespiritofitsinhabitants'fierceindependenceandindividuality.