Photo of part of the book

Photograph of part of the book “1900”

…While Philadelphia is more beautiful than New York, being favored by its mild climate and large area, New York is the largest and most commercial city in the United States.
It was built by the Dutch West India Company, having first purchased the land from the native Indians for the sum of $24, in 1626.
It was originally named “New Amsterdam” (New Amsterdam), but when it was occupied by the English, it received its later name, in honor of Duke York (York) as his brother Charles granted it to him as a gift… More in the pages of the book “1900”.

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