Russell Shorto




Russell Shorto

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Johnstown, Pennsylvania, The United States

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Russell Shorto is the author of a book on the Dutch origins of New York City: The Island at the Center of the World. His most recent work, published in October 2008, is Descartes' Bones, which traces the wanderings of the literal skull and bones of René Descartes through three and a half centuries, and also traces the metaphorical remains of the French philosopher in the modern world.
A 1981 graduate of George Washington University, Shorto is also a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and is the Director of The John Adams Institute in Amsterdam.




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The Island at the Center of th... The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
by Russell Shorto
avg rating 4.06 — 552 ratings — published 2004
12 editions
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Descartes' Bones: a Skeletal H... Descartes' Bones: a Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason
by Russell Shorto
avg rating 3.49 — 167 ratings — published 2008
5 editions
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Gospel Truth Gospel Truth
by Russell Shorto
avg rating 3.91 — 11 ratings — published 1997
2 editions
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Saints and Madmen: How Pioneer... Saints and Madmen: How Pioneering Psychiatrists Are Creating a New Science of the Soul
by Russell Shorto
avg rating 3.70 — 10 ratings — published 2000
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Tecumseh and the Dream of an A... Tecumseh and the Dream of an American Indian Nation (Alvin Josephy's Biography Series of American Indians)
by Russell Shorto
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 1989
2 editions
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J.R.R. Tolkien: Man of Fantasy J.R.R. Tolkien: Man of Fantasy (Classic Authors Series)
by Russell Shorto
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 1989
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Saints and Madmen: Psychiatry... Saints and Madmen: Psychiatry Opens Its Doors to Religion
by Russell Shorto
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 1999
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Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson
by Russell Shorto
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 1991
2 editions
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Cinderella/Cinderella: The Unt... Cinderella/Cinderella: The Untold Story
by Russell Shorto
avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published 1990
2 editions
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The History of the Civil War The History of the Civil War
by Russell Shorto, Thomas A. Durwood, Cathy East Dubowski
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1991
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"We are graced with a godlike ability to transcend time and space in our minds but are chained to death."
Russell Shorto (Descartes' Bones: a Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason)
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"They had applied their doubts to the very head that had introduced doubt as a tool for advancing knowledge. And in the end they gave the head a nod."
Russell Shorto (Descartes' Bones: a Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason)
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