In this episode we find out just what’s new about New York. Did the Dutch really buy Manhattan Island for $24 worth of baubles, and what’s the deal with old York, anyway? Tune in and find out! 
Show notes and links: 
 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBc1I5jB8VU&t=2s">Guy Fawkes, Bonfire Night, and the Gunpowder Plot</a> 
<a href="http://untappedcities.com/2015/05/06/today-in-nyc-history-how-the-dutch-actually-bought-manhattan-the-long-version/">Today in NYC History: How The Dutch Actually Bought Manhattan</a> (The Long Version)

In this episode we find out just what’s new about New York. Did the Dutch really buy Manhattan Island for $24 worth of baubles, and what’s the deal with old York, anyway? Tune in and find out! Show notes and links: Guy Fawkes, Bonfire Night, and the Gunpowder Plot Today in NYC History: How The Dutch Actually Bought Manhattan (The Long Version)

In this episode we find out just what’s new about New York. Did the Dutch really buy Manhattan Island for $24 worth of baubles, and what’s the deal with old York, anyway? Tune in and find out! 
Show notes and links: 
 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBc1I5jB8VU&amp;t=2s" rel="noopener noreferrer">Guy Fawkes, Bonfire Night, and the Gunpowder Plot</a> 
<a href="http://untappedcities.com/2015/05/06/today-in-nyc-history-how-the-dutch-actually-bought-manhattan-the-long-version/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Today in NYC History: How The Dutch Actually Bought Manhattan</a> (The Long Version)

What's in a Name? #3: New York

A short, bi-weekly show hosted by historian Gordon Frye, where we look at the origins of the name of a place or thing.

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