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Curious Orange - The "Duke of New Amsterdam" - Peter Stuyvesant

On air: 2 August 2009 22:00 - 8 August 2009 22:00

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3 August 2009 - It's the third and final part in our series celebrating the 400-year relationship between the Netherlands and NY.
 
We'll hear about Peter Stuyvesant - the "Duke of New Amsterdam" with the silver peg leg and imposing profile.
 
Producer David Swatling will tell us how the autocratic leader made some enemies in the struggling colony - but also brought it to its most illustrious period... before losing it all to the English.


 
Photo: Wikipedia Commons

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