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On Maiden Lane: The Novel of New York 1682-1761, Vol 2
On Maiden Lane The Novel of New York 16821761 Vol 2 Author:Bruce Nicolaysen As the port city on Manhattan Island prospered, the de Kuyper dynasty rose to become merchant princes of a thriving new world. Under their English masters, they would build a commercial empire from Wall Street to Westchester. But over three generations, the wealth that gave them power and privilege also gave them a resolute loyalty to the land t... more »hat was their home. They would fight the English war against the French and Indians, but they would never bend to the unjust tyranny of the Crown. The de Kuypers were New Yorkers now, and their allegiance to the dawning glory of the American nation. The de Kuyper dynasty turns Manhattan Island into a thriving merchant empire -- and then must defend it against the tyranny of the Crown.« less