Story of ManhattanCharles Hemstreet
Story of Manhattan
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. (Summary by Guero.)
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41 capítulos
3 h 44 min
- 1 0Preface and Chapter I - The Adventures of Henry Hudson8:38
- 2 0Chapter II - The First Traders on the Island6:56
- 3 0Chapter III - Peter Minuit, First of the Dutch Governors6:07
- 4 0Chapter IV - Walter Van Twiller, Second of the Dutch Governors5:54
- 5 0Chapter V - William Kieft and the War with the Indians10:22
- 6 0Chapter VI - Peter Stuyvesant, the Last of the Dutch Governors8:52
- 7 0Chapter VII - New York Under the English and the Dutch4:58
- 8 0Chapter VIII - Something About the Bolting Act5:38
- 9 0Chapter IX - The Stirring Times of Jacob Leisler5:07
- 10 Chapter X - The Sad End of Jacob Leisler5:22
- 11 Chapter XI - Governor Fletcher and the Privateers4:29
- 12 Chapter XII - Containing the True Life of Captain Kidd8:34
- 13 Chapter XIII - Lord Cornbury makes Himself very Unpopular3:44
- 14 Chapter XIV - Lord Lovelace and Robert Hunter5:26
- 15 Chapter XV - Governor Burnet and the French Traders5:26
- 16 Chapter XVI - The Trial of Zenger, the Printer4:53
- 17 Chapter XVII - Concerning the Negro Plot4:30
- 18 Chapter XVIII - The Tragic Death of Sir Danvers Osborne4:56
- 19 Chapter XIX - The Beginning of Discontent5:22
- 20 Chapter XX - The Story of the Stamp Act6:00
- 21 Chapter XXI - The Beginning of Revolution4:35
- 22 Chapter XXII - Fighting the Tax on Tea5:22
- 23 Chapter XXIII - The Sons of Liberty at Turtle Bay3:46
- 24 Chapter XXIV - The War of the Revolution4:33
- 25 Chapter XXV - A Battle on Long Island5:25
- 26 Chapter XXVI - The British Occupy New York6:01
- 27 Chapter XXVII - The Battle of Harlem Heights2:15
- 28 Chapter XXVIII - The British Fail to Sweep Everything Before Them5:52
- 29 Chapter XXIX - New York a Prison House6:53
- 30 Chapter XXX - After the War5:17
- 31 Chapter XXXI - The First President of the United States3:38
- 32 Chapter XXXII - The Welcome to George Washington3:56
- 33 Chapter XXXIII - Concerning the Tammany Society and Burr's Bank7:09
- 34 Chapter XXXIV - More about Hamilton and Burr3:37
- 35 Chapter XXXV - Robert Fulton Builds a Steam-Boat3:46
- 36 Chapter XXXVI - The City Plan3:48
- 37 Chapter XXXVII - The Story of the Erie Canal5:37
- 38 Chapter XXXVIII - The Building of the Croton Aqueduct4:29
- 39 Chapter XXXIX - Professor Morse and the Telegraph5:09
- 40 Chapter XL - The Greater New York1:47
- 41 Table of Events10:11