The Story of Manhattan


Gelesen von Guero

(4.7 stars; 24 reviews)

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.) (3 hr 44 min)

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01 - Preface and Chapter I - The Adventures of Henry Hudson 8:38 Gelesen von Guero
02 - Chapter II - The First Traders on the Island 6:56 Gelesen von Guero
03 - Chapter III - Peter Minuit, First of the Dutch Governors 6:07 Gelesen von Guero
04 - Chapter IV - Walter Van Twiller, Second of the Dutch Governors 5:54 Gelesen von Guero
05 - Chapter V - William Kieft and the War with the Indians 10:22 Gelesen von Guero
06 - Chapter VI - Peter Stuyvesant, the Last of the Dutch Governors 8:52 Gelesen von Guero
07 - Chapter VII - New York Under the English and the Dutch 4:58 Gelesen von Guero
08 - Chapter VIII - Something About the Bolting Act 5:38 Gelesen von Guero
09 - Chapter IX - The Stirring Times of Jacob Leisler 5:07 Gelesen von Guero
10 - Chapter X - The Sad End of Jacob Leisler 5:22 Gelesen von Guero
11 - Chapter XI - Governor Fletcher and the Privateers 4:29 Gelesen von Guero
12 - Chapter XII - Containing the True Life of Captain Kidd 8:34 Gelesen von Guero
13 - Chapter XIII - Lord Cornbury makes Himself very Unpopular 3:44 Gelesen von Guero
14 - Chapter XIV - Lord Lovelace and Robert Hunter 5:26 Gelesen von Guero
15 - Chapter XV - Governor Burnet and the French Traders 5:26 Gelesen von Guero
16 - Chapter XVI - The Trial of Zenger, the Printer 4:53 Gelesen von Guero
17 - Chapter XVII - Concerning the Negro Plot 4:30 Gelesen von Guero
18 - Chapter XVIII - The Tragic Death of Sir Danvers Osborne 4:56 Gelesen von Guero
19 - Chapter XIX - The Beginning of Discontent 5:22 Gelesen von Guero
20 - Chapter XX - The Story of the Stamp Act 6:00 Gelesen von Guero
21 - Chapter XXI - The Beginning of Revolution 4:35 Gelesen von Guero
22 - Chapter XXII - Fighting the Tax on Tea 5:22 Gelesen von Guero
23 - Chapter XXIII - The Sons of Liberty at Turtle Bay 3:46 Gelesen von Guero
24 - Chapter XXIV - The War of the Revolution 4:33 Gelesen von Guero
25 - Chapter XXV - A Battle on Long Island 5:25 Gelesen von Guero
26 - Chapter XXVI - The British Occupy New York 6:01 Gelesen von Guero
27 - Chapter XXVII - The Battle of Harlem Heights 2:15 Gelesen von Guero
28 - Chapter XXVIII - The British Fail to Sweep Everything Before Them 5:52 Gelesen von Guero
29 - Chapter XXIX - New York a Prison House 6:53 Gelesen von Guero
30 - Chapter XXX - After the War 5:17 Gelesen von Guero
31 - Chapter XXXI - The First President of the United States 3:38 Gelesen von Guero
32 - Chapter XXXII - The Welcome to George Washington 3:56 Gelesen von Guero
33 - Chapter XXXIII - Concerning the Tammany Society and Burr's Bank 7:09 Gelesen von Guero
34 - Chapter XXXIV - More about Hamilton and Burr 3:37 Gelesen von Guero
35 - Chapter XXXV - Robert Fulton Builds a Steam-Boat 3:46 Gelesen von Guero
36 - Chapter XXXVI - The City Plan 3:48 Gelesen von Guero
37 - Chapter XXXVII - The Story of the Erie Canal 5:37 Gelesen von Guero
38 - Chapter XXXVIII - The Building of the Croton Aqueduct 4:29 Gelesen von Guero
39 - Chapter XXXIX - Professor Morse and the Telegraph 5:09 Gelesen von Guero
40 - Chapter XL - The Greater New York 1:47 Gelesen von Guero
41 - Table of Events 10:11 Gelesen von Guero

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very interesting brief history


(4 stars)

Great reading, i listened at 1.5x. Very informative & enjoyable history book.