The Story of Manhattan
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The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Story of Manhattan, by Charles Hemstreet
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The Story of Manhattan
Charles Scribner's Sons
1901
1901
PREFACE
INDEX to CHAPTERS
LIST of ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER I.
THE ADVENTURES of HENRY HUDSON
THE ADVENTURES of HENRY HUDSON
CHAPTER II
THE FIRST TRADERS on the ISLAND
THE FIRST TRADERS on the ISLAND
CHAPTER III
PETER MINUIT, FIRST of the DUTCH GOVERNORS
PETER MINUIT, FIRST of the DUTCH GOVERNORS
CHAPTER IV
WALTER VAN TWILLER, SECOND of the DUTCH GOVERNORS
WALTER VAN TWILLER, SECOND of the DUTCH GOVERNORS
CHAPTER V
WILLIAM KIEFT and the WAR with the INDIANS
WILLIAM KIEFT and the WAR with the INDIANS
CHAPTER VI
PETER STUYVESANT, the LAST of the DUTCH GOVERNORS
PETER STUYVESANT, the LAST of the DUTCH GOVERNORS
CHAPTER VII
NEW YORK under the ENGLISH and the DUTCH
NEW YORK under the ENGLISH and the DUTCH
CHAPTER VIII
SOMETHING about the BOLTING ACT
SOMETHING about the BOLTING ACT
CHAPTER IX
THE STIRRING TIMES of JACOB LEISLER
THE STIRRING TIMES of JACOB LEISLER
CHAPTER X
THE SAD END of JACOB LEISLER
THE SAD END of JACOB LEISLER
CHAPTER XI
GOVERNOR FLETCHER and the PRIVATEERS
GOVERNOR FLETCHER and the PRIVATEERS
CHAPTER XII
CONTAINING the TRUE LIFE of CAPTAIN KIDD
CONTAINING the TRUE LIFE of CAPTAIN KIDD
CHAPTER XIII
LORD CORNBURY makes HIMSELF very UNPOPULAR
LORD CORNBURY makes HIMSELF very UNPOPULAR
CHAPTER XIV
LORD LOVELACE and ROBERT HUNTER
LORD LOVELACE and ROBERT HUNTER
CHAPTER XV
GOVERNOR BURNET and the FRENCH TRADERS
GOVERNOR BURNET and the FRENCH TRADERS
CHAPTER XVI
THE TRIAL of ZENGER, the PRINTER
THE TRIAL of ZENGER, the PRINTER
CHAPTER XVII
CONCERNING the NEGRO PLOT
CONCERNING the NEGRO PLOT
CHAPTER XVIII
THE TRAGIC DEATH of SIR DANVERS OSBORNE
THE TRAGIC DEATH of SIR DANVERS OSBORNE
CHAPTER XIX
THE BEGINNING of DISCONTENT
THE BEGINNING of DISCONTENT
CHAPTER XX
THE STORY of the STAMP ACT
THE STORY of the STAMP ACT
CHAPTER XXI
THE BEGINNING of REVOLUTION
THE BEGINNING of REVOLUTION
CHAPTER XXII
FIGHTING the TAX on TEA
FIGHTING the TAX on TEA
CHAPTER XXIII
THE SONS of LIBERTY at TURTLE BAY
THE SONS of LIBERTY at TURTLE BAY
CHAPTER XXIV
THE WAR of the REVOLUTION
THE WAR of the REVOLUTION
CHAPTER XXV
A BATTLE on LONG ISLAND
A BATTLE on LONG ISLAND
CHAPTER XXVI
THE BRITISH OCCUPY NEW YORK
THE BRITISH OCCUPY NEW YORK
CHAPTER XXVII
THE BATTLE of HARLEM HEIGHTS
THE BATTLE of HARLEM HEIGHTS
CHAPTER XXVIII
THE BRITISH FAIL to SWEEP EVERYTHING BEFORE THEM
THE BRITISH FAIL to SWEEP EVERYTHING BEFORE THEM
CHAPTER XXIX
NEW YORK a PRISON-HOUSE
NEW YORK a PRISON-HOUSE
CHAPTER XXX
AFTER the WAR
AFTER the WAR
CHAPTER XXXI
THE FIRST PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES
THE FIRST PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES
CHAPTER XXXII
THE WELCOME to GEORGE WASHINGTON
THE WELCOME to GEORGE WASHINGTON
CHAPTER XXXIII
CONCERNING the TAMMANY SOCIETY and BURR'S BANK
CONCERNING the TAMMANY SOCIETY and BURR'S BANK
CHAPTER XXXIV
MORE about HAMILTON and BURR
MORE about HAMILTON and BURR
CHAPTER XXXV
ROBERT FULTON BUILDS a STEAM-BOAT
ROBERT FULTON BUILDS a STEAM-BOAT
CHAPTER XXXVI
THE CITY PLAN
THE CITY PLAN
CHAPTER XXXVII
THE STORY of the ERIE CANAL
THE STORY of the ERIE CANAL
CHAPTER XXXVIII
THE BUILDING of the CROTON AQUEDUCT
THE BUILDING of the CROTON AQUEDUCT
CHAPTER XXXIX
PROFESSOR MORSE and the TELEGRAPH
PROFESSOR MORSE and the TELEGRAPH
CHAPTER XL
THE GREATER NEW YORK
THE GREATER NEW YORK
TABLE of EVENTS
INDEX
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