# The Island at the Center of the World

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- Book: [The Island at the Center of the World](https://www.bookquiver.com/russell-shorto/the-island-at-the-center-of-the-world) ([The Island at the Center of the World.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/russell-shorto/the-island-at-the-center-of-the-world.md))
- Authors: [Russell Shorto](https://www.bookquiver.com/russell-shorto)
- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-14-0007-867-7
- Pages: 432
- Published: 2005-04-12
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

In 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...