Amsterdam is not just any city. Despite its relative size it has stood alongside its larger cousi...

When the British wrested New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664, the truth about its thriving, p...

An endlessly entertaining portrait of the city of Amsterdam and the ideas that make it unique,...

From the New York Times–bestselling author: “Each chapter . . . offers a wi...

Sixteen years after René Descartes' death in Stockholmin 1650, a pious French ambassador...

An endlessly entertaining portrait of the city of Amsterdam and the ideas that make it unique, by...

In a riveting, groundbreaking narrative, Russell Shorto tells the story of New Netherland, the Du...

Russell Shorto meticulously investigates Christian history and the Bible’s New Testament to...

This comprehensive guide to touring important sites of Dutch history also serves as an engro...

This new edition and original translation of a tract by Dutch settler and lawyer van der Donck ma...

An engaging piece of historical detective work and narrative craft. Chicago TribuneAt a time when...

Best-selling author Russell Shorto, praised for his incisive works of narrative history, never th...