# Story of Manhattan

An audiobook by Charles Hemstreet, read by LibriVox volunteers (3 h 44 min, English).

The history of New York City is told as a story, in few words. It begins with Henry Hudson's discovery of Manhattan in 1609. And it finishes in 1898 when the island of Manhattan becomes the Borough of Manhattan of Greater New York. (Summary by Guero.)

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## Chapters

1. 01 - Preface and Chapter I - The Adventures of Henry Hudson (8:38): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_01_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
2. 02 - Chapter II - The First Traders on the Island (6:56): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_02_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
3. 03 - Chapter III - Peter Minuit, First of the Dutch Governors (6:07): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_03_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
4. 04 - Chapter IV - Walter Van Twiller, Second of the Dutch Governors (5:54): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_04_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
5. 05 - Chapter V - William Kieft and the War with the Indians (10:22): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_05_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
6. 06 - Chapter VI - Peter Stuyvesant, the Last of the Dutch Governors (8:52): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_06_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
7. 07 - Chapter VII - New York Under the English and the Dutch (4:58): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_07_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
8. 08 - Chapter VIII - Something About the Bolting Act (5:38): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_08_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
9. 09 - Chapter IX - The Stirring Times of Jacob Leisler (5:07): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_09_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
10. 10 - Chapter X - The Sad End of Jacob Leisler (5:22): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_10_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
11. 11 - Chapter XI - Governor Fletcher and the Privateers (4:29): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_11_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
12. 12 - Chapter XII - Containing the True Life of Captain Kidd (8:34): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_12_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
13. 13 - Chapter XIII - Lord Cornbury makes Himself very Unpopular (3:44): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_13_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
14. 14 - Chapter XIV - Lord Lovelace and Robert Hunter (5:26): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_14_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
15. 15 - Chapter XV - Governor Burnet and the French Traders (5:26): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_15_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
16. 16 - Chapter XVI - The Trial of Zenger, the Printer (4:53): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_16_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
17. 17 - Chapter XVII - Concerning the Negro Plot (4:30): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_17_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
18. 18 - Chapter XVIII - The Tragic Death of Sir Danvers Osborne (4:56): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_18_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
19. 19 - Chapter XIX - The Beginning of Discontent (5:22): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_19_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
20. 20 - Chapter XX - The Story of the Stamp Act (6:00): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_20_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
21. 21 - Chapter XXI - The Beginning of Revolution (4:35): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_21_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
22. 22 - Chapter XXII - Fighting the Tax on Tea (5:22): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_22_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
23. 23 - Chapter XXIII - The Sons of Liberty at Turtle Bay (3:46): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_23_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
24. 24 - Chapter XXIV - The War of the Revolution (4:33): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_24_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
25. 25 - Chapter XXV - A Battle on Long Island (5:25): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_25_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
26. 26 - Chapter XXVI - The British Occupy New York (6:01): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_26_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
27. 27 - Chapter XXVII - The Battle of Harlem Heights (2:15): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_27_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
28. 28 - Chapter XXVIII - The British Fail to Sweep Everything Before Them (5:52): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_28_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
29. 29 - Chapter XXIX - New York a Prison House (6:53): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_29_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
30. 30 - Chapter XXX - After the War (5:17): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_30_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
31. 31 - Chapter XXXI - The First President of the United States (3:38): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_31_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
32. 32 - Chapter XXXII - The Welcome to George Washington (3:56): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_32_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
33. 33 - Chapter XXXIII - Concerning the Tammany Society and Burr's Bank (7:09): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_33_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
34. 34 - Chapter XXXIV - More about Hamilton and Burr (3:37): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_34_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
35. 35 - Chapter XXXV - Robert Fulton Builds a Steam-Boat (3:46): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_35_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
36. 36 - Chapter XXXVI - The City Plan (3:48): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_36_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
37. 37 - Chapter XXXVII - The Story of the Erie Canal (5:37): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_37_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
38. 38 - Chapter XXXVIII - The Building of the Croton Aqueduct (4:29): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_38_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
39. 39 - Chapter XXXIX - Professor Morse and the Telegraph (5:09): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_39_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
40. 40 - Chapter XL - The Greater New York (1:47): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_40_hemstreet_64kb.mp3
41. 41 - Table of Events (10:11): https://archive.org/download/story_manhattan_1210_librivox/storyofmanhattan_41_hemstreet_64kb.mp3