{"product_id":"the-island-at-the-center-of-the-world-9781400078677","title":"The Island at the Center of the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a riveting, groundbreaking narrative, Russell Shorto tells the story of New Netherland, the Dutch colony which pre-dated the Pilgrims and established ideals of tolerance and individual rights that shaped American history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAstonishing . . . A book that will permanently alter the way we regard our collective past. --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When the British wrested New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664, the truth about its thriving, polyglot society began to disappear into myths about an island purchased for 24 dollars and a cartoonish peg-legged governor. But the story of the Dutch colony of New Netherland was merely lost, not destroyed: 12,000 pages of its records–recently declared a national treasure–are now being translated. Russell Shorto draws on this remarkable archive in \u003ci\u003eThe Island at the Center of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been hailed by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as “a book that will permanently alter the way we regard our colle","brand":"Random House USA Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407791366487,"sku":"9781400078677","price":17.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781400078677.jpg?v=1730500549","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-island-at-the-center-of-the-world-9781400078677","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}