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S8 Ep1138: Alan Mikhail describes how the couple settled in Manhattan as ambitious farmers but faced friction with neighbors who used "the T
Alan Mikhail describes how the couple settled in Manhattan as ambitious farmers but faced friction with neighbors who used "the Turk" as a xenophobic insult. Their contentious behavior led to their banishment to Gravesend, Long Island. Mikhail highlights the clash between Dutch property rights and indigenous use-rights. (11)1650
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