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  • The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan | [Russell Shorto]
    The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan
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    The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan

    • UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 56 mins)
    • By Russell Shorto
    • Narrated By L.J. Ganser
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (614)
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    (170)
    Story
    (168)

    Nearly 40 years ago, a New York State Library archivist discovered 12,000 pages of extraordinary records from the original Dutch colony on Manhattan. After decades of painstaking translation, the documents became the primary source for this breathtaking history of early New York.

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    I am a history buff and I loved this book and the history of New York City that it clarified. It was truly fascinating. I wish I had known this stuff while I was growing up in Manhattan. Still it was enlightening to learn about the early Dutch settlement and I would highly recommend this book to any fellow history buff. The author tells the story of NYC's early beginnings in such a way that you are sucked into it before you know it. Definitely worth a second listen.

    12 of 12 people found this review helpful
  • The Winter Sea | [Susanna Kearsley]
    The Winter Sea
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    The Winter Sea

    • UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 54 mins)
    • By Susanna Kearsley
    • Narrated By Rosalyn Landor
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1772)
    Performance
    (1430)
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    (1428)

    History has all but forgotten.... In the spring of 1708, an invading Jacobite fleet of French and Scottish soldiers nearly succeeded in landing the exiled James Stewart in Scotland to reclaim his crown. Now, Carrie McClelland hopes to turn that story into her next best-selling novel. Settling herself in the shadow of Slains Castle, she creates a heroine named for one of her own ancestors and starts to write. But then she discovers her novel is more fact than fiction....

    Pamela says: "Love it"
    "Great Read - Great Narrator"
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    If you could sum up The Winter Sea in three words, what would they be?

    A Great Read


    What did you like best about this story?

    I really liked the story line, The author did a great job of capturing my attenion from the beginning and kept me hooked all the way thru.


    Which character ??? as performed by Rosalyn Landor ??? was your favorite?

    The heroines past and present! Rosayln Landor did a fantastic job all the way thru the book - there were some really difficult dialects, etc and she did a great job. Her narration really caught me as well as the story line.


    Who was the most memorable character of The Winter Sea and why?

    The combination of present and past in the two female characters really made for a great storyline.


    Any additional comments?

    I looked at this book because of it being similar to Diana Gabaldon according to the blurp - but the real reason I read it was because of the comments. Half the reviews were positive of both the author and the narrator and half the reviews were negative. So that intrigued me. I stand firmly on the positive side of both the author/storyline and the narrator!!!

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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