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The Story of Manhattan

by Charles Hemstreet

The history of New York City is told as a story, in few words. It begins with Henry Hudson's discovery of Manhattan in 1609. And it finishes in 1898 when the island of Manhattan becomes the Borough of Manhattan of Greater New York.

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English

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English

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1901

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Charles Hemstreet

United States

Charles Hemstreet was a renowned American author and journalist who lived from 1866 to 1953. He was born in Syracuse, New York, and spent much of his early life studying and working in the city.Hemstr...

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