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Episode 1: The Country and the City 1609-1825
Topic 5: The Knickerbocker LegendlampTopic 2: Peter StuyvesantTopic 7: Rivers & Roads
Topic 4: Conquest & RevolutionTopic 1: The Early YearsTopic 6: City of CommerceTopic 3: Slavery

Imagine that you are afloat in a ship in New York Harbor. The year is 1825, and you are a shipmate on the British cargo ship Elizabeth Regina. You discover the private study of Captain Byron Wilsonhurst. The captain's hobby is collecting objects from the history of New York. Explore the items in his study to find out just what Captain Wilsonhurst finds so interesting.

The History: An Overview
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