Chrissy Chaos is joined by author Russell Shorto. Russell is an American author, historian, and journalist who is best known for his book on the Dutch origins of New York City. Chris gets a fun history lesson on New Amsterdam and the early days of New York. We learn that the island of Manhattan was not bought for $24 and that Slavery did in fact exist that early on. We learn a lot about Tolerance and that the Dutch believed that even though you are different, we must co-exist and be peaceful. It may have been the law, but there were some people like leader Peter Stuyvesant who was very vocal about disliking Quakers, Jews and the Lenape. 📚 🙆🏼‍♂️BE SURE TO CHECK OUT Russell's books on his website : https://www.russellshorto.com/ and how to tell your stories! https://tellyourfamilystory.com/ 📚 We learn more about the start of capitalism, how the Dutch created what we know today as home and more! Listen to this fascinating interview and tell us your favorite part in the comments! SUPPORT THE SPONSORS TO SUPPORT THE CHAOS betterhelp.com/chaos https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/?go=true&transaction_id=102e719b9b989ebf4b0a986b588d80&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=1422&utm_medium=Desktop&utm_content=&utm_term=chaos&not_found=1&gor=start UNCUT WILD CONTENT GO HERE 👉https://www.patreon.com/chrisdcomedy Follow us Muffin Butt! 🙆🏼‍♂️ Chris Distefano Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chrisdcomedy/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/chrisdcomedy Website - https://www.chrisdcomedy.com/ 🎥 @homelesspimp our producer Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehomelesspimp/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/homelesspimp?lang=en https://www.youtube.com/@homelesspimp/featured 🎤More Chris D Comedy Website: https://www.chrisdcomedy.com/ Live Dates: https://www.chrisdcomedy.com/#tickets Merch: https://www.chrisdcomedy.com/merch