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New York, a documentary film, a Steeplechase Films production in association with WGBH Boston, Thirteen/WNET New York, and the New-York Historical Society, Episode one : 1609-1825

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videorecording

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New York, a documentary film

DVD

60570873

a Steeplechase Films production in association with WGBH Boston, Thirteen/WNET New York, and the New-York Historical Society

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This first segment in an eight-part series chronicling the history of New York City from 1609 through 2003 covers the rise of New York from the early seventeenth century through the explosion of commerical growth sparked by the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825. Examines the defining role the Dutch played in the development of the city's character, the impact of the British empire and the horrors of slavery, the establishment of the Stock Exchange, New York's fateful role in the American Revolution, and the city's brief tenure as the nation's capital

live action

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