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Russell Shorto

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Coney Island - The New York Connection (Episode 1)

 

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Russell Shorto: What I like about the Netherlands

 

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Russell Shorto introduces Revolution Song: A Story of American Freedom

 

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Russell Shorto on NYN

 

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Russell Shorto: Choose Your Enlightenment

Russell Shorto is an American author, historian and journalist, best known for his book on the Dutch origins of New York City, The Island at the Center of the World. Shorto's research for this book relied greatly on the work of the New Netherland Project and the New Netherland Institute. Shorto is the New Netherland Research Center's 2013 Senior Scholar.