NewYork1609-1776
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- 出版社 NationalGeographicSocietyChildren's
- 出版时间 2006年4月
- ISBN 9780792268604
- 定价 245.80
内容简介
Believeitornot,NewYork'spastwasaswild,exciting,andcontentiousasitspresent.It'shardtoimaginenowthatNewYorkCitywasonceawilderness,butManhattantakesitsnamefromanAlgonquianIndianwordmeaninghillyisland.HenryHudson'shauloffinefursconvincedtheDutchtoestablishtheircolonyatthegatewaytotheNewWorld,andtheislandwasboughtfromtheNativeAmericans.Oncesettled,NewYorksoonbecamethecrucibleofcommerceinAmerica,andthesteelyspiritofNewYorkerswasforgedfast.ThenarrativeofNewYorkhasbeenmarkedeversincewiththespiritofitsinhabitants'fierceindependenceandindividuality.
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