1. Uncovering the Fascinating History of New Amsterdam | New York's Origin Story

New Amsterdam tells a captivating and compelling story of ambition, exploration, and adventure in the Dutch Colony of New Netherland.
Episode 1 - The Perfect Island

Long Island, Staten Island, Harlem, Yonkers, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Wall Street in New York City, NY, are just a few names that remind us of the city's original name, Nieuw Amsterdam. The territory claimed in 1609 by English explorer Henry Hudson on behalf of Dutch East India Company merchants, and lost to the English some 60 years later, has a turbulent history full of rivalry, betrayal, disaster, and wars, many, many wars.

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CHAPTERS
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:32 1. The History So Far
00:06:49 2. Spice up your Life
00:07:56 3. Fretum Arcticum
00:12:30 4. Adventures with Purpose
00:16:09 5. Rex Nullis
00:19:51 6. Race
00:20:57 7. Disobey
00:23:06 8. Floating House
00:25:05 9. The Landing Party
00:27:40 10. Broken Arrows
00:29:39 11. Manahahtáanung
00:31:53 12. Requiem for a Dream
00:34:37 13. No Rest for the WICked
00:36:20 14. Mad as Hatter
00:38:19 15. Howdy, New Neighbor
00:40:43 16. The First Company
00:42:40 17. Thunder and Lightning
00:45:18 18. To Hell in a Handbasket
00:48:27 19. Keep 'em Separated
00:50:48 20. Back in Business, Boys!
00:53:52 21. Groot Desseyn
00:56:59 22. Amboyna Massacre
00:58:55 23. Hovels and Holes
01:02:11 24. The Director
01:04:13 25. Upheaval
01:05:59 26. Ousted
01:07:28 27. Fistful of Daalders

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