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Russell Shorto is the author of eight books of narrative history, including the international bestseller THE ISLAND AT THE CENTER OF THE WORLD. His new book, coming in March 2025, is TAKING MANHATTAN. He is the director of the New Amsterdam Project at the New-York Historical Society and Senior Scholar at the New Netherland Institute. In 2009 he was awarded a knighthood from the Dutch government for his work in increasing historical understanding between the Netherlands and the United States. (author photo: Izzy Watson)
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The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

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    • Amsterdam

    • A History of the World's Most Liberal City
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    • A Skeletal History of the Conflict between Faith and Reason
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    • The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America
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