Russell Shorto on New Amsterdam - The Island at the Center of the World - The John Adams Institute
The John Adams Institute
@thejohnadamsinstituteAbout
Video channel of the John Adams Institute for American Culture in the Netherlands, located in Amsterdam. We invite the best and the brightest from a multitude of disciplines – novelists, politicians, historians, scientists, screenwriters, poets – to the Netherlands to talk about their work, their thoughts, their insights. Visit us at http://www.john-adams.nl/
Video Description
Russell Shorto is an American historian, journalist and author. In 2004, he published The Island at the Center of the World: the Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America, for which he spent many hours in the New Netherland archives. Between 2008 and 2013, he lived in Amsterdam, where he was the director of the John Adams Institute. This video was recorded on November 8, 2004.
Discover Your History Today
AI-recommended products based on this video
BALLERINA: FROM THE WORLD OF JOHN WICK 4K Digital
PlayStation VR2 Horizon Call of The Mountain™ Bundle (PSVR2)
Strong Ground: The Lessons of Daring Leadership, the Tenacity of Paradox, and the Wisdom of the Human Spirit (A Dare to Lead Book)
