American Experience - Season 12, Episode 01: New York (1): The Country and the City (1609-1825)

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The series begins by identifying the key themes that shaped New York's history: commerce and capitalism, diversity and democracy, transformation and creativity. The episode charts the development of the city founded by the Dutch as a purely commercial enterprise, first as New Amsterdam, a freewheeling enclave of trade and opportunity; then as the British New York, a colony fueled by slavery which was bestowed as a birthday gift upon the Duke of York by his brother, King Charles; soon after as a strategically pivotal locale in the American Revolution; and ultimately as the city of New York: the nation's first capital and the place destined to define urban life in America -- and American ideals.

Genre: Biography, Documentary, History

Actors: David McCullough, David Ogden Stiers, Michael Murphy

Director: Marilyn Mellowes, David Grubin, Stephen Ives

Country: United States

Duration: 120 min

Quality: SD

Release: 1999

IMDb: 8.6

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American Experience - Season 12, Episode 01: New York (1): The Country and the City (1609-1825)

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