Exploring the Myth of Manhattan’s Founding
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Presented live on Zoom
Four hundred years ago, the Dutch purchased the island of Manhattan for what was most often referred to as “$24 worth of beads and trinkets.”
But what really happened on that fateful day in 1626?
Historian James Nevius, whose ancestors were among the early settlers in New Amsterdam, will explore not only what actually happened in Manhattan four centuries ago (if it even did happen in Manhattan), but will delve into why this particular myth has proved to be so enduring. Drawing on family history, archival research (including in the collections of The New York Historical) and on the new exhibition Old Masters, New Amsterdam, Nevius will paint a picture of what life was like in this frontier town on the edge of the Dutch mercantile empire.
Author and historian James Nevius (Inside the Apple: A Streetwise History of New York City and Footprints in New York) frequently speaks on New York City topics. Most recently at The New York Historical, he led a lecture entitled “New York 1776”.
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