Why don't Americans know their own Dutch history? - 1/4

Why do Americans have this gap in their history about the fact that large parts of the origins of the United States used to be Dutch? In four parts, best-selling author Russell Shorto gives a tour through what used to be New Amsterdam, and what we now call New York.

This is part 1 in a series of 4.

New Amsterdam Tour
Part 1. Why do Americans know so little about their Dutch history? http://youtu.be/HglG-LmZalg
Part 2. What's left of New Amsterdam in Lower Manhattan? http://youtu.be/c-UGFyIp6xw
Part 3. Meet a forgotten American visionary. http://youtu.be/PgqaGZgqvGE
Part 4. How New Amsterdam influenced America http://youtu.be/CsEovGBFAtA

==The biggest thanks goes out to all Cinecrowd funders of this project.==

Russell' great book can be bought here: http://www.amazon.com/The-Island-Center-World-Manhattan/dp/1400078679

Music is by permission from the brilliant melodysheep, Benn Jordan and Launchable Socks
Benn Jordan - Pale Blue Dot. Only $5 (or more) here: http://bennjordan.bandcamp.com/album/pale-blue-dot
Melodysheep - Midnight Sun - http://melodysheep.bandcamp.com/
Launchable Socks - https://launchablesocks.bandcamp.com/

Thanks to Carl Sagan's Cosmos for inspiring part of the voiceover for this episode.

This video is with kind thanks to Labrys Reizen in the Netherlands, Russell Shorto, and all people who took the tour.

Creative Commons License. You are free to use any of this material again for your own unique purpose. Copying, however, is a little lame. Attribution would be nice. RadoJavor's image does not fall under this license.

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