How the English took Manhattan

History Extra | 27 April 2025 | 0h 40m | Listen Later | Podcasts | Spotify

Interview with Russell Shorto about his book Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America. Explains the many-layered colonial history, including pragmatic deals, personal rivalries, and ideological divides, that led to the ultimately peaceful takeover of New Amsterdam in 1664.