Author Fawn Brokaw Doyle - Salt People of the Cloud Houses (Promo)

One of the reasons I find this story of the Island of Manhattan so fascinating is the propensity of varied twists and turns that it takes en route to becoming today’s epicenter of the universe. Author Fawn Brokaw Doyle beautifully illustrates several of those early twists in her new book Salt People of the Cloud Houses.

Now if you’ve never heard the name Sarah Rapalje, for one thing, we know you’re not up to date on our podcast. But then again, don’t feel too bad. After all, this is our lost American history. But you see, when this young lady was born to French-speaking refugees on that warm June night back in 1625 she would thereby attain the unprecedented distinction of becoming the very first European to be born in the place that would eventually come to be known as “New York”. But proceed with caution here, mensen - if you’re anything like me or author Fawn Brokaw Doyle, you just may find yourself getting lost in this lost history altogether. Because the more one peels back the layers, the more fascinating it tends to become.

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