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{{Short description|American author, historian, and journalist}}
{{Short description|American author, historian, and journalist}}
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'''Russell Anthony Shorto''' (born February 8, 1959) is an American author, historian, and journalist who is best known for his book on the [[New Amsterdam|Dutch origins]] of New York City, ''[[The Island at the Center of the World]]''.<ref>Russell Shorto, ''The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America.'' First Edition. New York City: [[Vintage Books]] (a Division of [[Random House]], 2004; {{ISBN|1-4000-7867-9}}</ref><ref>Joyce Goodfriend, "Review" ''New York History'' Vol. 86, No. 3 (Summer 2005), pp. 298–301 [https://www.jstor.org/stable/23185797 online]</ref><ref>Paul Otto, "Review" ''Journal of American History'' (June 2005), Vol. 92 Issue 1, pp. 183–84 [https://www.jstor.org/stable/3660539 online]. </ref> Shorto's research for the book relied greatly on the work of the New Netherland Project, now known as the New Netherland Research Center,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/about-nni/about-the-nnrc/ |title=New Netherland Research Center |website=Newnetherlandinstitute.org |access-date=2017-06-06}}</ref> as well as the [[New Netherland Institute]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/ |title=Home |publisher=New Netherland Institute |access-date=2017-06-06}}</ref> Shorto has been the New Netherland Research Center's Senior Scholar since 2013.
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'''Russell Anthony Shorto''' (born February 8, 1959) is an American author, historian, and journalist who is best known for his book on the [[New Amsterdam|Dutch origins]] of New York City, ''[[The Island at the Center of the World]]''.<ref>Russell Shorto, ''The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America.'' First Edition. New York City: [[Vintage Books]] (a Division of [[Random House]]), 2004; {{ISBN|1-4000-7867-9}}</ref><ref>Joyce Goodfriend, "Review" ''New York History'' Vol. 86, No. 3 (Summer 2005), pp. 298–301 [https://www.jstor.org/stable/23185797 online]</ref><ref>Paul Otto, "Review" ''Journal of American History'' (June 2005), Vol. 92 Issue 1, pp. 183–84 [https://www.jstor.org/stable/3660539 online].</ref> Shorto's research for the book relied greatly on the work of the New Netherland Project, now known as the New Netherland Research Center,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/about-nni/about-the-nnrc/ |title=New Netherland Research Center |website=Newnetherlandinstitute.org |access-date=June 6, 2017}}</ref> as well as the [[New Netherland Institute]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/ |title=Home |publisher=New Netherland Institute |access-date=June 6, 2017}}</ref> Shorto has been the New Netherland Institute's Senior Scholar since 2013.


In November 2017, he published ''Revolution Song: A Story of American Freedom'', which tells the story of the [[American Revolution]] through the eyes of six Americans from vastly different walks of life.
In November 2017, he published ''Revolution Song: A Story of American Freedom'', which tells the story of the [[American Revolution]] through the eyes of six Americans from vastly different walks of life.


His most recent work is ''Smalltime: The Story of My Family and the Mob'', published in February 2021. The book is a memoir, covering Shorto's own family history and his ancestors involvement in the [[American Mafia]] in [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stapinski |first1=Helene |title=Russell Shorto's Grandpa Was a 'Smalltime' Mobster |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/books/review/smalltime-russell-shorto.html |access-date=15 April 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=2 Feb 2021}}</ref>
His most recent work is ''[[Smalltime|Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob]]'', published in February 2021. The book is a memoir, covering Shorto's own family history and his ancestors involvement in the [[American Mafia]] in [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stapinski |first1=Helene |title=Russell Shorto's Grandpa Was a 'Smalltime' Mobster |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/books/review/smalltime-russell-shorto.html |access-date=April 15, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=February 2, 2021}}</ref>

In 2022, Shorto founded, and became Director of, the [https://www.nyhistory.org/library/the-new-amsterdam-project New Amsterdam Project] at the New-York Historical Society, with a mission to promote awareness of New York's Dutch origins.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Born in [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]], on February 8, 1959, Shorto is a 1981 graduate of [[George Washington University]]. He is a contributing writer for ''[[The New York Times Magazine]]'' and was from 2008 to 2013 the director of the {{Interlanguage link multi|John Adams Institute|nl}} in [[Amsterdam]], where he lived from 2007 to 2013. As of 2014, Shorto resided in [[Cumberland, Maryland]], where he wrote ''Revolution Song'', his narrative history of the [[American Revolution]].<ref>"Contributors: Russell Shorto", ''[[National Geographic Traveler]]'', Vol. 31 No. 5, August/September 2014, p. 6.</ref>
Born in [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]], on February 8, 1959, Shorto is a 1981 graduate of [[George Washington University]]. He is a contributing writer for ''[[The New York Times Magazine]]'' and was from 2008 to 2013 the director of the [[West-Indisch Huis (Amsterdam)#John Adams Institute|John Adams Institute]] in [[Amsterdam]], where he lived from 2007 to 2013. As of 2014, Shorto resided in [[Cumberland, Maryland]], where he wrote ''Revolution Song'', his narrative history of the [[American Revolution]].<ref>"Contributors: Russell Shorto", ''[[National Geographic Traveler]]'', Vol. 31 No. 5, August/September 2014, p. 6.</ref>


On September 8, 2009, Shorto received a Dutch knighthood in the [[Order of Orange-Nassau]] for strengthening [[Netherlands-United States relations]] through his publications and as director of the John Adams Institute.
On September 8, 2009, Shorto received a Dutch knighthood in the [[Order of Orange-Nassau]] for strengthening [[Netherlands-United States relations]] through his publications and as director of the John Adams Institute.


In 2018, Shorto was inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2018 Inductees into NYS Writers Hall of Fame {{!}} CLRC |url=https://clrc.org/2018-inductees-into-nys-writers-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=March 19, 2023 |website=clrc.org}}</ref>
He is married to Marnie Henricksson.<ref>{{cite book|last=Shengold|first=Nina|title=River of Words: Portraits of Hudson Valley Writers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N7AULKEdm0cC&dq=%22Russell+shorto%22+Marnie&pg=PA225|page=225|place=Albany, New York|publisher=State University of New York Press|year=2010|isbn=9781438434278|accessdate=February 7, 2022|via=Google Books}}</ref>

He is married to Pamela Twigg and has three children and three [[Stepchild|stepchildren]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sutor |first=Dave |title=City resident's writing takes him from American Revolution back to hometown |url=https://www.times-news.com/news/local_news/city-residents-writing-takes-him-from-american-revolution-back-to-hometown/article_b2f44593-e869-5e59-926c-143b29aa29da.html |access-date=March 19, 2023 |website=The Cumberland Times-News |date=July 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
===Books===
===Books===
* ''Gospel Truth: The New Image of Jesus Emerging from Science and History, and Why It Matters'' {{ISBN|1-57322-056-6}} (New York, Riverhead Books, 1997)
* ''Gospel Truth: The New Image of Jesus Emerging from Science and History, and Why It Matters''. {{ISBN|1-57322-056-6}} (New York, Riverhead Books, 1997)
* ''Saints and Madmen: How Pioneering Psychiatrists Are Creating a New Science of the Soul'' {{ISBN|0-8050-5902-4}} (New York, Henry Holt & Company, 1999)
* ''Saints and Madmen: How Pioneering Psychiatrists Are Creating a New Science of the Soul''. {{ISBN|0-8050-5902-4}} (New York, Henry Holt & Company, 1999)
* ''[[The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America]]'' {{ISBN|0-385-50349-0}} (New York, Doubleday, 2004)
* ''[[The Island at the Center of the World]]: The Epic Story of Dutch [[Manhattan]] and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America''. {{ISBN|0-385-50349-0}} (New York, Doubleday, 2004)
* ''Descartes' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason'' {{ISBN|978-0-385-51753-9}} (New York, Random House, October 14, 2008)
* ''[[Descartes]]' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason''. {{ISBN|978-0-385-51753-9}} (New York, Random House, October 14, 2008)
* ''Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City'' {{ISBN|978-1-408-70348-9}} (New York, Doubleday, October 2013)
* ''[[Amsterdam]]: A History of the World's Most [[Liberalism|Liberal]] City''. {{ISBN|978-1-408-70348-9}} (New York, Doubleday, October 2013)
* ''Revolution Song: A Story of American Freedom'' {{ISBN|978-0-393-24554-7}} (New York, W. W. Norton & Company, November 7, 2017)
* ''Revolution Song: A Story of American Freedom''. {{ISBN|978-0-393-24554-7}} (New York, W. W. Norton & Company, November 7, 2017)
* [https://www.npr.org/2022/02/02/1077315071/writer-russell-shorto-chronicles-his-familys-secret-mob-operation-in-smalltime ''Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the'' ''Mob''] ISBN 978-1324020172 (New York, W. W. Norton & Company, February 2021)


==References==
==References==
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Russell Shorto
Shorto in 2010
Shorto in 2010
BornRussell Anthony Shorto
(1959-02-08) February 8, 1959 (age 65)
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation
  • Author
  • historian
  • journalist
NationalityAmerican
Alma materGeorge Washington University
Website
www.russellshorto.com

Russell Anthony Shorto (born February 8, 1959) is an American author, historian, and journalist who is best known for his book on the Dutch origins of New York City, The Island at the Center of the World.[1][2][3] Shorto's research for the book relied greatly on the work of the New Netherland Project, now known as the New Netherland Research Center,[4] as well as the New Netherland Institute.[5] Shorto has been the New Netherland Institute's Senior Scholar since 2013.

In November 2017, he published Revolution Song: A Story of American Freedom, which tells the story of the American Revolution through the eyes of six Americans from vastly different walks of life.

His most recent work is Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob, published in February 2021. The book is a memoir, covering Shorto's own family history and his ancestors involvement in the American Mafia in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.[6]

In 2022, Shorto founded, and became Director of, the New Amsterdam Project at the New-York Historical Society, with a mission to promote awareness of New York's Dutch origins.

Personal life

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Born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on February 8, 1959, Shorto is a 1981 graduate of George Washington University. He is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and was from 2008 to 2013 the director of the John Adams Institute in Amsterdam, where he lived from 2007 to 2013. As of 2014, Shorto resided in Cumberland, Maryland, where he wrote Revolution Song, his narrative history of the American Revolution.[7]

On September 8, 2009, Shorto received a Dutch knighthood in the Order of Orange-Nassau for strengthening Netherlands-United States relations through his publications and as director of the John Adams Institute.

In 2018, Shorto was inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame.[8]

He is married to Pamela Twigg and has three children and three stepchildren.[9]

Bibliography

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Books

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  • Gospel Truth: The New Image of Jesus Emerging from Science and History, and Why It Matters. ISBN 1-57322-056-6 (New York, Riverhead Books, 1997)
  • Saints and Madmen: How Pioneering Psychiatrists Are Creating a New Science of the Soul. ISBN 0-8050-5902-4 (New York, Henry Holt & Company, 1999)
  • The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America. ISBN 0-385-50349-0 (New York, Doubleday, 2004)
  • Descartes' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason. ISBN 978-0-385-51753-9 (New York, Random House, October 14, 2008)
  • Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City. ISBN 978-1-408-70348-9 (New York, Doubleday, October 2013)
  • Revolution Song: A Story of American Freedom. ISBN 978-0-393-24554-7 (New York, W. W. Norton & Company, November 7, 2017)
  • Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob ISBN 978-1324020172 (New York, W. W. Norton & Company, February 2021)

References

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  1. ^ Russell Shorto, The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America. First Edition. New York City: Vintage Books (a Division of Random House), 2004; ISBN 1-4000-7867-9
  2. ^ Joyce Goodfriend, "Review" New York History Vol. 86, No. 3 (Summer 2005), pp. 298–301 online
  3. ^ Paul Otto, "Review" Journal of American History (June 2005), Vol. 92 Issue 1, pp. 183–84 online.
  4. ^ "New Netherland Research Center". Newnetherlandinstitute.org. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  5. ^ "Home". New Netherland Institute. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  6. ^ Stapinski, Helene (February 2, 2021). "Russell Shorto's Grandpa Was a 'Smalltime' Mobster". The New York Times. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "Contributors: Russell Shorto", National Geographic Traveler, Vol. 31 No. 5, August/September 2014, p. 6.
  8. ^ "2018 Inductees into NYS Writers Hall of Fame | CLRC". clrc.org. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  9. ^ Sutor, Dave (July 2017). "City resident's writing takes him from American Revolution back to hometown". The Cumberland Times-News. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
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