Russell Shorto

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Johnstown, Pennsylvania, The United States

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Nonfiction, History

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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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avg rating: 3.93 | 784 ratings | 232 reviews | 25 distinct works

	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	my rating:
	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	my rating:
	Gospel Truth by Russell Shorto avg rating 3.91 — 11 ratings — published 1997 2 editions	my rating:
	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	my rating:
	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	my rating:
	J.R.R. Tolkien: Man of Fantasy (Classic Authors Series) by Russell Shorto avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 1989	my rating:
	Saints and Madmen: Psychiatry Opens Its Doors to Religion by Russell Shorto avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 1999	my rating:
	Jackie Robinson by Russell Shorto avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 1991 2 editions	my rating:
	Cinderella/Cinderella: The Untold Story by Russell Shorto avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published 1990 2 editions	my rating:
	The History of the Civil War by Russell Shorto, Thomas A. Durwood, Cathy East Dubowski avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1991	my rating:

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quotes by Russell Shorto

"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)

tags: doubt, head, knowledge