The Story of Manhattan


Lu par Guero

(4.6 étoiles; 28 critiques)

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.)

Chapitres

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

Critiques

The Story of Manhattan


(4 étoiles)

Interesting history. The reader’s voice was soft and could have used a little more inflection. Hang in there if you listen because this history is America’s history. It’s for all of us.. I appreciate the references to present day locales and historical markers.

very interesting brief history


(4 étoiles)

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