Russell Shorto

Russell Shorto, born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, is the author of a book on the Dutch origins of New York City: "The Island at the Center of the World". He often writes for The New York Times Magazine and GQ. He also wrote "Gospel Truth" and "Saints and Madmen". The research for his book about New Amsterdam took him three years.

Russell is the Director of [http://www.john-adams.nl/home/index.html The John Adams Institute] in Amsterdam.

His most recent work due out October 2008, Descartes' Bones, traces an odd and twisty little path through the past three and a half centuries: it is a story that deals with death, history, philosophy, and, perhaps ultimately, love.

Bibliography

Non-Fiction: Major Works

* Descartes' Bones ISBN 978-0-385-51753-9 (New York, Random House, October 14th, 2008).
* The Island at the Center of the World, The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America ISBN 0-385-50349-0 (New York, Doubleday, 2004).
* Saints and Madmen, How Pioneering Psychiatrists Are Creating a New Science of the Soul ISBN 0-8050-5902-4 (New York, Henry Holt & Company, 1999).
* Gospel Truth, The New Image of Jesus Emerging from Science and History, and Why It Matters ISBN 1-57322-056-6 (New York, Riverhead Books, 1997).

Articles

* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/magazine/29Birth-t.html?_r=1&em&ex=1214971200&en=bedbd5447077b8c3&ei=5087%0A&oref=slogin "No Babies?"] , The New York Times Magazine (cover story), New York, June 29, 2008.
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/08/magazine/08pope.t.html?scp=3&sq=russell+shorto "Keeping the Faith"] , The New York Times Magazine, New York, April 8, 2007.
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9407E2DC113FF934A35756C0A9609C8B63&scp=7&sq=russell+shorto "Contra-Contraception"] , The New York Times Magazine, New York, May 7, 2006.
* [http://www.russellshorto.com/articles/ThisVeryVeryOldHouse.htm "This Very, Very Old House"] , New York Times Magazine, March 5, 2006.
* [http://www.russellshorto.com/articles/AllPoliticalIdeasAreLocal.htm "All Political Ideas Are Local"] , New York Times Magazine, October 2, 2005.
* [http://www.russellshorto.com/articles/WhatsTheirRealProblem.htm "What's Their Real Problem with Gay Marriage? (It's the Gay Part)"] , New York Times Magazine, June 19, 2005.
* [http://www.russellshorto.com/articles/Shangri-La-Di-Da.htm Shangri-La-Di-Da"] , GQ, May 2005.
* [http://www.russellshorto.com/articles/FaithatWork.htm "Faith at Work"] , New York Times Magazine, cover story, October 21, 2004.
* [http://www.russellshorto.com/articles/IndustryStandard.htm "The Industry Standard"] , New York Times Magazine, October 3, 2004.
* [http://www.russellshorto.com/articles/FutureofthePast.htm "The Future of the Past"] , The New York Times, September 12, 2004.
* [http://www.russellshorto.com/articles/MyLifeonDarts.htm "My Life on Darts"] , GQ, March 2004.
* [http://www.russellshorto.com/articles/AlFrankenSeriously.htm "Al Franken, Seriously"] , New York Times Magazine, cover story, March 21, 2004.
* [http://www.russellshorto.com/articles/StreetsWhereHistoryLives.htm "The Streets Where History Lives"] , The New York Times, Op-Ed, February 9, 2004.
* [http://www.russellshorto.com/articles/AShort-OrderRevolutionary.htm "A Short-Order Revolutionary"] , New York Times Magazine, January 11, 2004.
* [http://www.russellshorto.com/articles/Un-Pilgrims.htm "The Un-Pilgrims"] , The New York Times, Op-Ed, November 27, 2003.
*"Genetic Family Values," The New York Times Magazine, New York, 12 December 2004, p. 73-74.
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9902EFD9103DF936A1575BC0A9649C8B63&scp=28&sq=russell+shorto "Most Wanted"] , The New York Times Magazine, New York, August 25, 2002.
* [http://www.russellshorto.com/articles/McLaughlinIsThataJewishName.htm "McLaughlin? Is That a Jewish Name?"] , The New York Times Magazine, New York, March 24, 2002.

Non-Fiction: Educational

* "David Farragut and the Great Naval Blockade" (History of the Civil War Series) ISBN 978-0382099410 (New York, Silver Burdett Pr, March 1991).
* "Jackie Robinson and the Breaking of the Color Barrier" (Civil Rights) ISBN 1878841157 (New York, Millbrook Press, 1991).
* (with Robert Cwiklik), "The Secret History of Grammar " (English Grammer) ISBN 0943718066 (Kipling Press, August 1988).
* "Edgar Allan Poe: Creator of Dreams" (Author, Biographical) ISBN 0943718104 (Kipling Press, January 1989).
* "Abraham Lincoln: To Preserve the Union" (Biographical) ISBN 0382240464 (Silver Burdett Press, April 1991).
* "Jane Fonda" (Biographical) ISBN 1562948318 (Millbrook Press, October 1, 1991).
* "Thomas Jefferson and the American Ideal", ISBN 0812039181 (Barron's Educational Series; 1st ed edition. October 26, 1987).
* "How to Fly the Space Shuttle", ISBN 1562610635 (John Muir Publishers; 1st ed edition, July 1992).
* "J.R.R. Tolkien: Man of Fantasy", ISBN 0943718074 (Kipling Press, January 1989).
* "Geronimo and the Struggle for Apache Freedom", ISBN 0382097602 (Silver Burdett Press, August 1989).
* "Tecumseh and the Dream of an American Indian Nation", ISBN 0382097580 (Silver Burdett Press, August 1989).
* "Abraham Lincoln and the End of Slavery", ISBN 1878841122 (Millbrook Press, March 1, 1991).
* (with Robert Cwiklik), "The Holy Men: A Story of the World's Religions" ISBN 0943718228 (Contemporary Books, June 1994).
* (with Robert Cwiklik), "Polly's Planet: A Geographical Adventure" (Geography) ISBN 0943718201 (Kipling Press, August 1994).

Fiction

* (with T. Lewis, Illustrator) "Cinderella: The Untold Story (Upside Down Tales)", ISBN 1559720549 (Carol Publishing Company, November 1990).

External links

* [http://www.russellshorto.com/ Russell Shorto's Home Page]
* [http://homepage.mac.com/schuffelen/OldNewYork.html Dutch Pronunciation guide to "Island at the Center of the World"]