世界中心的岛
The island at the center of the world
Russell Shorto · 初版 2004 年
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在这部具有里程碑意义的历史著作中，Russell Shorto 揭示了关于我们建国历程的惊人信息，并以扣人心弦的细节展现了荷兰人在塑造今日美国过程中所起到的关键作用。20世纪60年代末，纽约州立图书馆的一位档案管理员有了一项惊人发现：长达12,000页、跨越数个世纪的书信、法庭诉讼案卷、法律契约以及来自一个被遗忘社会的报告——那是以曼哈顿为中心的荷兰殖民地，其历史早于美洲“最初”的十三殖民地。过去三十年来，学者 Charles Gehring 一直在翻译这批宝藏，这本
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……它为卡特里娜飓风引发的问题提供了一些历史背景，尤其是防洪堤系统。《Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln》——这是目前了解林肯必读的书。《The Island at the Center of the World》——如果你对纽约市历史感兴趣，这绝对是必读书之一。《American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation》，如果你对宗教感兴趣，这本书不容错过……
…It provides some historical context to the problems of Katrina, especially the levee system Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln - This is the current book to read on Lincoln The Island at the Center of the World - If you're interested in NYC history this is one of the books to read. American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation This is a must-read if you're interested in religion in…
Russell Shorto 写的《The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America》。在英国人占领新阿姆斯特丹之前，那里曾是一个繁荣的定居点，充满了各种有趣的经济构想……
The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America by Russell Shorto. Before the English took New Amsterdam, it was a thriving settlement full of interesting economic ideas…
……把它当成一幅宏大的完整画卷，而不是零碎割裂的数据集。我不知道当年用什么方法能让年轻时的自己对历史更感兴趣。也许《The Island at the Center of the World》那种风格会管用——我现在确实觉得它既好读又有趣。
…as a large single picture instead of tiny disjoint sets of data. I don't know what approach would have worked best to get a younger me more interested in history. Maybe something in the style of "The Island at the Center of the World" would have worked--I do find that readable and interesting now.
我最近在读《Island at the Center of the World》，讲荷兰时期的纽约、新阿姆斯特丹的事。史料基本上就来源于一两本书，因为荷兰西印度公司当年把档案当废纸给卖了。那可是整整好几个房间的档案啊，虽说纸张……
Im currently reading Island at the Center of the World about dutch new york, new amsterdam. And the source material is basicly one or two books because the dutch west india company sold their records as scrap paper. Rooms full of records, granted yhe papet…