Burgher kings
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Peter Stuyvesant was the director-general of New Amsterdam. Stuyvesant was similar to New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani in that both were moral crusaders. Both enraged merchants with strict rules. Stuyvesant, unlike Giuliani, was forced to concede some authority by his superiors.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1998
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A remarkable life
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Audrey Stubbart recalls vividly how was America in the early 1900s. Born in 1885, she considers McKinley as the best US president ever, and the landing on the moon as the biggest event of the decade. She also admits to having no knowledge of the Internet.
Publication Name: The American Legion
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0886-1234
Year: 1998
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Gilt by association
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'The Golden Bowl' is a Merchant Ivory motion picture of Henry James's 1904 novel, set in Italy and England at the beginning of the 20th century. An account is presented of the search for fitting locations for filming and the housing of the cast and crew.
Publication Name: Travel & Leisure
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0041-2007
Year: 2001
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