Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America

by Russell Shorto

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393881164
• ISBN13: 9780393881165
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 408 Pages